The following information is from Facebook posts by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. According to a public information officer with CDCR ...

CALIFORNIA, USA — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has suspended visits and phone access at 21 state prisons due to a rise in violence and overdoses. The department said the ...

(FOX40.COM) — The death of an inmate at the California State Prison, Sacramento, in Folsom on Monday is being investigated as a homicide, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ...

While California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office has recommended closing another prison to save the state millions ...

CDCR said the 49-year-old serving a burglary sentence couldn’t be found during last night’s head count at Growlersburg Conservation Camp.

The union representing correctional officers opposed the recommendation, arguing closing the Soledad prison was "shortsighted ...

Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday unveiled a new transformation at the infamous San Quentin prison in the San Francisco Bay Area. The San Quentin Learning Center, an education and job training center ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation celebrates its heroes at the 39th Medal of Valor Ceremony from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12 at the Richard McGee Correctional Training ...

ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER JAZMON DEJARNETTE HAS MORE...### THE FAMILY OF 36-YEAR-OLD JOSEPH MENDOZA IS FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND SALINAS VALLEY STATE PRISON ...

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Jan. 29 death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide. At ...

CALIPATRIA, Calif. (KYMA) - The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is investigating the murder of an inmate at the Calipatria State Prison. According to a press release, it ...

THOSE KILLED. AND THEN WE HAVE THIS TONIGHT. WE ARE NOW HEARING FROM A MAN WHO ATTENDED THAT PARTY. HE SAYS HE SAW EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED WHEN THE SHOOTING WENT DOWN. HE, ALONG WITH ANOTHER MAN, ...