Joseph Mendoza’s death at Salinas Valley State Prison was posted on social media. Lawyers say CDCR staff leaked it.

A condemned inmate was stabbed to death at North Kern State Prison on Friday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Kern County coroner's office. Julian ...

December 1, 2025 – SOLEDAD – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the November 29, 2025, death of incarcerated person Kevin A. Torres (BH6909) at ...

The family of Joseph Mendoza is hauling the state into federal court, claiming staff at Salinas Valley State Prison stood by ...

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 modified program ...

More than a dozen state prison facilities — including four in Kern County — have been placed under a higher-than-normal level of restrictions following high rates of inmate violence and contraband.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An inmate serving a sentence for human trafficking of a child was allegedly killed by his cellmate at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano. California Department of ...

A DIVERSE GROUP of organizations working toward prison reform came together for a discussion about building coalitions, power ...

California State Prison, Sacramento, once known as New Folsom, was opened in 1986 and is adjacent to Folsom State Prison, California’s second-oldest correctional facility. CSP Sacramento houses ...