In July, there were two riots in July at Pleasant Valley State Prison in California’s Central Valley agricultural heartland, the most recent one involving 182 inmates. Three inmates were treated ...

An inmate’s knife attack on a guard at Calipatria State Prison on Thursday afternoon escalated into a series of riots that left ... remained under lockdown. The California Department of ...

SACRAMENTO (AP) — California prison officials have halted an experiment ... ranging from small battles to full-scale riots, according to data prepared for the AP by the inspector general's ...

Several alleged Nuestra Familia leaders were convicted last year of arranging assaults and attempted homicides from behind bars, including stabbings that led to prison riots across the state.

SALINAS, Calif. – A riot at a California prison sent eight inmates to local hospitals Wednesday, officials say. Fifty more inmates suffered minor injuries. Around 200 inmates began fighting just ...

A federal judge this week ordered the prison release of a Sacramento man who breached the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots ... secretary of the California Republican Assembly, pleaded guilty ...

Aug. 9, 2023 In blistering 100-degree heat one recent afternoon at Valley State Prison in California’s Central Valley, inmates crowded around small windows in a prison yard to pick up their ...

Corrections officials in California have halted a failed experiment aimed at forcing warring prison gangs to make peace after multiple attempts to integrate inmates resulted in fights and riots.

In July, there were two riots in July at Pleasant Valley State Prison in California’s Central Valley agricultural heartland, the most recent one involving 182 inmates. Three inmates were treated ...