CDCR officials at the time said corrections officers fired a “less lethal 40 mm direct impact round and chemical agents” to stop a fight between Birdon and another inmate. Robert Chalfant ...

The escape of a convicted killer from California Department of Corrections custody in Delano has shaken, angered and even ...

A California corrections officer is recovering after being stabbed twice by an inmate using a makeshift weapon, authorities announced Monday. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will veto a bill that would prevent California prison officials from communicating with ...

Officers were conducting security rounds when they found Enrique Gomeztagle, 31, unresponsive in his cell at 5:04 p.m. Wednesday, CDCR said in a news release Thursday. The officers initiated life ...

Richard J. Donovan Prison Officials in San Diego County Investigating Attempted Homicide of Correctional Facility Officer ...

At approximately 4:30 p.m., Barrera allegedly stabbed the officer twice, striking the officer's protective vest, according to CDCR officials. The officer managed to leave the area and call for ...

An incarcerated person was injured in a fight at the Folsom State Prison, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said.

San Quentin staff honored fallen Officer Jordan Wingate at a memorial run organized by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death of an inmate at North Kern State Prison as a homicide, according to CDCR. Officers were conducting ...