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Inmate That Escaped from California Men’s Colony Apprehended
SAN LUIS OBISPO — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) agents apprehended an inmate who escaped from California Men’s Colony (CMC) on Oct. 30 was apprehended today in the Los Angeles area. Inmate David Gray Hall, was located in a park in the...
read moreCDCR Investigating Riots at Two State Prisons
SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is investigating two separate mass disturbances that occurred today at Pleasant Valley and Avenal State Prisons. The riots sent a total of 11 inmates to outside hospitals for treatment....
read moreSuspected Homicide of California State Prison, Los Angeles County Inmate Under Investigation
LANCASTER – California State Prison, Los Angeles County (LAC) officials are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide. On Friday, Nov. 9 at 8:43 p.m., LAC medical staff in the Administrative Segregation Unit viewed inmate Robert A. Garten Jr. unresponsive in...
read moreInmate Who Walked Away from Pilot Rock Conservation Camp Apprehended
CRESTLINE, CA – An inmate who walked away from Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) Pilot Rock Conservation Camp on Nov. 6 was apprehended this afternoon. Jack Wyatt was located in the city of Glendora and taken into custody without incident by CDCR Special Service Unit...
read moreInmate Walks Away from Pilot Rock Conservation Camp
CRESTLINE, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are searching for a minimum-security inmate who walked away from Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) Pilot Rock Conservation Camp (CC #15) in San Bernardino County on Nov. 6. During...
read moreCORRECTED: Two Condemned Inmates’ Deaths Being Investigated as Suicides
SAN QUENTIN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the deaths of two condemned inmates that occurred over the weekend. On Friday night at about 11:15 p.m., staff found Andrew Urdiales, 54, unresponsive during a security...
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