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Covid cases triple in California youth prisons, with one in five juveniles infected
Covid-19 cases among California's incarcerated youth have tripled since last week, and at least one youth recently was admitted to a community hospital.Read More
Former Santa Clara judge tapped to lead California juvenile justice overhaul
Former Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Katherine Lucero will lead a new effort to overhaul the California juvenile justice system.Read More
Man serving 28-year sentence for Daly City stabbing suspect in cellmate’s death
A 29-year-old man died at High Desert State Prison early Monday morning after being sentenced to state prison following an assault with a firearm conviction in San Francisco, the...Read More
Cal/OSHA fines San Quentin State Prison for violations in Covid-19 outbreak
Cal/OSHA fined San Quentin State Prison nearly $421,880 for its coronavirus outbreak, the largest fine the state’s workplace safety agency has levied for pandemic-related violations. San Quentin was slapped...Read More
Death row inmate convicted of 1979 rape, murder dies in San Quentin cell
A death row inmate sentenced in a Contra Costa County case from 1979 died on Wednesday at San Quentin State Prison, according to a statement from the California Department...Read More
Advocates rally for San Quentin inmate release amid massive Covid-19 outbreak
The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights will join faith leaders and advocates at a rally Sunday at the main gates of San Quentin State Prison in Marin County...Read More
Inmate dies in stabbing attack at Salinas Valley State Prison
An inmate died Sunday in a stabbing by other inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison in Monterey County.Read More
Domestic violence report leads to arrest of man with prior warrant for similar allegation
The Redwood City Police Department on Monday announced the arrest of a man in San Pablo on suspicion of multiple domestic violence offenses. Redwood City police arrested 25-year-old Jermine...Read More
Man convicted of murdering five teen girls dies in prison
An inmate at California Medical Facility in Vacaville who pleaded guilty to murdering five teenage girls in Los Angeles County in 1979 died of natural causes Monday night, the...Read More
Death row inmate dies in San Quentin cell
A condemned inmate at San Quentin State Prison was found unresponsive and pronounced dead early Thursday morning, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Sam Brasure was...Read More
Two-day search for escaped Salinas Valley prison inmate ends in SF
An inmate who walked away from a minimum-security facility at Salinas Valley State Prison near Soledad Saturday was taken back into custody Monday afternoon in San Francisco, according to...Read More
Death row inmate found unresponsive, dies in Kings County
A man who was on death row for a murder during a jewelry store robbery in Richmond more than 40 years ago died at a state prison Friday, correctional...Read More
Escaped San Quentin inmate recaptured 200 miles away
A San Quentin inmate who carjacked his way to the Central Coast was arrested after he was spotted a fast-food restaurant Saturday afternoon.Read More
Pair of San Quentin death row suicides unrelated, officials say
State corrections officials don't believe the deaths of two inmates who likely committed suicide at San Quentin State Prison this past weekend are related.Read More
San Quentin officer injured in attack
A San Quentin State Prison correctional officer was injured in an alleged attack by an inmate on Monday, officials with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Tuesday.Read More
UC Santa Cruz killer dies on death row
A man sentenced to death for the first-degree murders of two people on the University of California at Santa Cruz campus in 1981 died at an outside hospital Tuesday.Read More
Santa Clara Co. inmates continue hunger strike
The tradition of one hunger strike a year in Santa Clara County jails since 2016 continues, as the majority of inmates have not ordered food from the commissary since...Read More
Media sue state over execution viewing
Three media organizations sued California corrections officials in federal court in San Francisco Thursday, seeking the right for witnesses, including reporters, to view the entire procedure of an execution.Read More