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Coalition seeks Riverside County Sheriff oversight ballot initiative amid jail deaths

Rev Red November 12, 2025 No Comments

From the Desert Sun A coalition of Riverside County advocacy groups wants voters to decide whether an independent sheriff’s accountability committee should be established to provide civilians an opportunity to…

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation News

Calipatria State Prison Officials Investigating the Death of an Inmate as a Homicide

Rev Red November 10, 2025 No Comments

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the Nov. 10, 2025, death of an incarcerated person at Calipatria State Prison (CAL) as a homicide. On Nov. 10, 2025,…

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation News

Riot at California State Prison, Sacramento

Rev Red November 10, 2025 No Comments

Approximately 20 inmates were involved in a riot at California State Prison, Sacramento on Monday, Nov. 10. Officers immediately responded, using utilizing chemical agents, non-lethal force options, and warning shots…

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation News

Inmate uses pen as weapon to attack Officer at the California Health Care Facility

Rev Red November 9, 2025 No Comments

On November 7, at about 1545 hours, a California Health Care Facility Inmate battered an officer using a pen as a deadly weapon. Inmate Christopher Bray (AM4456) was being escorted…

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation News

$17M awarded to SD psychologist fired after retaliation complaint at state prison

Rev Red November 5, 2025 No Comments

Story by City News Service A jury has awarded nearly $17 million to a San Diego woman who alleged in a lawsuit that while working as a clinical psychologist at…

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation News

Pelican Bay State Prison Officials Investigating the Death of an Inmate as a Homicide

Rev Red November 3, 2025 No Comments

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Nov. 2, 2025, death of an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) as a homicide. At approximately 1230…

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation News

Attempted Homicide of California State Prison-Sacramento Officers Under Investigation

Rev Red November 2, 2025 No Comments

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the attack of two peace officers at California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC) as an attempted homicide. On Nov. 1, 2025,…

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New California prison dashboards offer transparency

Rev Red October 30, 2025 No Comments

A new report from the California Policy Lab and the State of California’s Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code introduces the California Prison Population Data Dashboards, an online…

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