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Mule Creek State Prison Investigating Inmate Death as a Homicide
IONE – Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) officials are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide. During a routine security check on Monday, April 9, inmate Robert E. Hunter was found unresponsive in his cell with blunt force injuries to his face. Prison medical...
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SOLEDAD – Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) officials are investigating the death of an inmate that occurred Sunday morning in one of the prison’s maximum security yards. Just after 10 a.m. on April 8, inmate Michael Ellison attacked Jason Lewis with an...
read moreCalifornia Correctional Institution Officials Investigating Riot
Tehachapi – On Sunday, March 25 at 1:33 p.m., about 65 inmates were involved in a riot in the Facility A yard at California Correctional Institution (CCI). No staff members were injured during the attack. CCI staff responded immediately, utilizing force consisting of...
read moreAttempted Homicide of Correctional Officer Under Investigation
CORCORAN – Two correctional officers are recovering from injuries sustained during an attack by an inmate Tuesday at Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran (SATF). At 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, inmate Jose Moreno, 24, approached a...
read moreOffender Who Walked Away from Los Angeles Reentry Program Apprehended
LOS ANGELES — A man who walked away from the Male Community Reentry Program (MCRP) in Long Beach on Friday, March 16, was apprehended Tuesday, March 20. Christopher Pinon, 23, was apprehended at approximately 11:55 p.m. in the Monterey Park area of Los Angeles County...
read moreOffender Who Walked Away From Alternative Custody Program Apprehended
SACRAMENTO – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials apprehended today an offender who walked away from an Alternative Custody Program (ACP) on February 11, 2018. Acting on investigative leads, agents from CDCR’s Special Service Unit...
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