Two inmates in a California state prison are being investigated for the alleged murder of a third inmate in one of the facility’s yards on Sunday, officials with the California Department of ...

Brion E. Spidle died after an alleged attack by two other inmates, Jorge Ortega and Victor Wence, according to the California ...

California prison officials are investigating the fatal stabbing of inmate Mario Ramos at Calipatria State Prison following a violent two-on-one attack in the prison yard.

A death at Calipatria State Prison (CAL) on November 10, 2025, is being investigated as a homicide after an incarcerated person was attacked in an exercise yard. Prison staff responded to Eric ...

A year-and-a-half after the In-Custody Death Review Division was created within a state agency, the office has yet to obtain ...

The incarcerated man killed was serving a life sentence for first-degree murder and attempted murder in Orange County.

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. – Authorities in California say six inmates, including a man charged with murder, used a “homemade rope” to escape a jail over the weekend. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office ...

Two women made allegations of sexual abuse, including being forced to engage in oral sex, groping and offers of clean water and other basic supplies in exchange for sexual acts. The Sheriff’s ...

California state prison officials said an inmate is accused of trying to kill a psychiatrist during a one-on-one meeting on Friday. Jose L. Ramirez, 35, was identified as the inmate. The attack ...

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors will review a report on Tuesday detailing the release of 21 jail inmates to ICE ...