The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has announced that all Level III and Level IV facilities ...

Authorities are conducting a “comprehensive investigation” into causes of the violence ... yards at Calipatria State Prison, Centinela State Prison, California Correctional Institution ...

calls and visits while officials probe a surge in violence this year. The restrictions started Saturday and affect the top-security sections of nearly a dozen lockups including the California ...

The “modified program” in place imposes severe restrictions on inmates’ movements and cuts off access to visits, phone calls ...

Prison violence is a longstanding problem as people ... Last year there were 32 homicides in state lockups, according to the California Correctional Health Care Services.

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating after a death row inmate was killed at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano on Friday. Convicted murderer ...

The program, part of the California Model, helps inmates and security guards have deeper connections to better understand each other and help prevent violence in the prison. Renée C. Byer rbyer@ ...

are common targets of prison violence. According to a 2015 analysis by the Associated Press, male sex offenders made up about 15% of California's prison population, but accounted for around 30% of ...