Two inmates in a California state prison are being investigated for the alleged murder of a third inmate in one of the ...

California prison officials are investigating the fatal stabbing of inmate Mario Ramos at Calipatria State Prison following a ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An inmate at Kern Valley State Prison stabbed a correctional officer over the weekend with a makeshift weapon, according to California Department of Corrections and ...

A system designed to protect state inmates who wish to leave gangs has backfired, leading to increased violence fueled by so-called 'dropout' gangs formed by prisoners who defected from other groups.

Joseph Mendoza was killed by two fellow inmates of Salinas Valley State Prison, shown here, on April 8. Mendoza’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against prison officials. Renée C. Byer ...