Convicted ‘Zebra Killer’ Jessie Lee Cooks dies in prison at 76
A 76-year-old man known as one of San Francisco’s “Zebra Killers” from the 1970s died in a state prison facility in Solano County on Wednesday …
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 …
Covid-19 update: Two more Bay Area counties make watchlist, school district announces online start, Fairfield cases spike
After landing spots on the County Monitoring List, the state could soon impose restrictions on Sonoma and Alameda counties. Contra Costa County’s tightened health order …
Fourth San Quentin death row inmate dies of Covid-19
Dewayne Michael Carey, 59, was pronounced dead Saturday at a hospital outside the prison.
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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.
Escaped inmate apprehended in Richmond
A prison inmate who allegedly walked away from a minimum-security medical facility in Vacaville was apprehended at a Richmond home.
Death row inmate assaults San Quentin guard
A San Quentin State Prison Death Row inmate assaulted a corrections officer Thursday evening. Jesse Manzo, 27, slipped out of a handcuff and used it …
Six cases of Legionnaires’ confirmed at San Quentin
Six San Quentin prison inmates have been diagnosed with Legionnaires disease as of today.
Rare pneumonia strikes San Quentin
Visiting time for prisoners at San Quentin has been halted as health and prison officials investigate a case of Legionnaires disease.
‘San Quentin Six’ member dies in prison riot
An inmate killed during a prison riot in Folsom has been identified as Hugo Pinell, a man who was involved in a deadly escape attempt from San Quentin State Prison decades ago.