An inmate serving four years was killed Saturday afternoon inside Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, with two other ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — North Kern State Prison remembered an employee who died after more than 21 years of service with ...

According to a press release, it happened Monday at around 9:35 a.m. Pacific when staff responded to a fight involving three ...

Two inmates described as “suspected assailants” are being investigated in connection with a fatal attack at a facility in ...

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

An inmate in a Solano County state prison is suspected of killing another incarcerated man, the California Department of ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.