News Releases
Battery on Inmates at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility Under Investigation
SAN DIEGO – On Thursday, April 18, at 11:03 a.m., eight inmates were involved in a battery on an inmate resulting in serious injuries at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) on the Facility C yard, a maximum-custody yard. The incident began when seven...
read moreCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Takes Further Steps to Eliminate Legionella from Stockton Facilities
STOCKTON — Officials from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), California Correctional Health Care Services, California Department of Public Health and San Joaquin County Public Health are investigating the presence of Legionella at...
read moreCalipatria State Prison Investigating the Attempted Homicide of a Correctional Officer
CALIPATRIA – Officials at Calipatria State Prison (CAL) are investigating an inmate’s attack on a correctional officer as an attempted homicide. On April 11 at 10:35 a.m., three correctional officers approached inmate Douglas Compton who was refusing orders to leave...
read moreInmate Who Walked Away from Fenner Canyon Conservation Camp Found Dead
VALYERMO – A minimum-security inmate who walked away from the Fenner Canyon Conservation Camp was found dead last night just miles from the camp in Los Angeles County. At 9:10 p.m. on April 11, CDCR was notified that a hiker found a body near South Fork Campground,...
read moreOffender Who Walked Away From Alternative Custody Program Apprehended
SAN JOSE – An offender who walked away from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) Alternative Custody Program (ACP) on April 4 was apprehended on April 6. Nicarandro Sanchez was observed by agents of CDCR’s Bay Area Special Service Unit...
read morePleasant Valley State Prison Investigating Inmate Death as a Homicide
COALINGA – Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP) officials are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide. On Friday, April 5, 2019, at around 9:30 a.m., an officer noticed that inmate Jesus Castaneda declined to go to the recreational yard. The officer...
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