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Condemned Inmate Christopher Adam Geier Dies of Unknown Causes
SAN QUENTIN — Condemned inmate Christopher Adam Geier, 49, who was on California’s death row from San Bernardino County, was pronounced dead on August 30, 2017, at 11:34 a.m. at San Quentin State Prison. He was out on the recreation yard when he collapsed at 10:46...
read moreCalifornia State Prison, Sacramento Investigating Inmate Death as a Homicide
FOLSOM – California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC) officials are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide. At around 2 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 29, inmates Osvaldo Luengas, 26, and Jose Chavez, 27, were observed stabbing inmate Anthony Oliva, 22, on the exercise...
read moreInmate Who Walked Away From Oak Glen Conservation Camp Apprehended
YUCAIPA — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials today announced that an inmate fire fighter who walked away from the Oak Glen Conservation Camp last week was apprehended on Monday and returned to the Riverside County jail. Inmate...
read morePleasant Valley State Prison Inmate Death Being Investigated as a Homicide
COALINGA — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is releasing the name of a Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP) inmate whose death is being investigated as a homicide. Hector Lara, a medium-security inmate, age 42, was found unresponsive in...
read moreInmate Walks Away from Oak Glen Conservation Camp
YUCAIPA — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office are looking for a minimum-security inmate who walked away from the Oak Glen Conservation Camp CC# 35, located near the community of Yucaipa, in...
read moreOffender Who Walked Away from Los Angeles Re-entry Program Apprehended
LOS ANGELES — A man who walked away from the Male Community Re-entry Program (MCRP) in Los Angeles County this morning, was apprehended today. David Taylor, 38, was apprehended at 2:35 p.m., in West Los Angeles by agents from the California Department of Corrections...
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