On a bright afternoon in June, a group of protesters wearing masks gathered in a dusty parking lot outside a prison in rural Kings County. One of them held a megaphone up to a cell phone. “My name is Jacob Benitez, I’m an inmate calling from Facility F right here …
Read More »Kern County Sheriff’s Staff And Inmates Test Positive For COVID-19
Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood announced on Tuesday a dozen cases of COVID-19 among staff and inmates in the county jail. That’s why the county is now releasing some inmates without bail. Sheriff Youngblood announced on F acebook the judicial council is requiring the release of some inmates with low …
Read More »Inmates Who Contracted Valley Fever In California Prisons Petition U.S. Supreme Court For Relief
For more than a decade, lawsuits have been piling up against California from inmates who contracted the fungal disease valley fever while incarcerated in state prison . Most plaintiffs have lost. Now, many of them are turning to a higher court. A group of 117 currently and formerly incarcerated people …
Read More »Two inmates named as suspects in slaying at the Merced County Jail. Victim identified
A Merced County jail inmate killed in custody earlier this week was identified Thursday as a 20-year-old Modesto man who was in custody awaiting a hearing on a robbery charge. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Prison staff are looking into an Atwater inmate’s attempt to stab a staffer
U.S. Penitentiary Awater staff were able to prevent a staff member from being stabbed by an inmate this week, officials said on Wednesday. An inmate, who was not identified, with … Click to Continue »
Read More »Chowchilla guards threatened rape, harassed inmates over gender identity, lawsuit says
Four former or current inmates of the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla say they were victims of sexual humiliation, harassment and even threats of rape, among other abusive treatment, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater prison staff injured after assault by multiple inmates
Several inmates at the U.S Penitentiary in Atwater assaulted staff members with a sharpened blade Friday morning, leading to multiple injuries, officials said. Shortly after 8 a.m., several inmates physically … Click to Continue »
Read More »Three Merced County inmates indicted in 12-minute deadly beating of cellmate
A Merced County Grand Jury indicted three inmates and known gang members in a brutal beating death in June of another inmate that lasted 12 minutes, the Merced County District … Click to Continue »
Read More »3 Merced County jail inmates cut and stabbed during argument among gang members
An argument among Norteno gang members escalated this week at the Merced County jail with three people sent to the hospital, including one man who was stabbed, the Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »3 inmates injured in fight at the Merced County jail
A fight Thursday night at the Merced County jail sent three inmates to the hospital, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Few details were immediately available. The inmates, whose names were not … Click to Continue »
Read More »Inmates attacked in Merced County Jail expected to recover
Two Merced County Jail inmates were hospitalized in one week after being violently attacked by other inmates, sheriff’s officials said. All jail staff followed protocol, and both injured inmates are expected to recover. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Inmates train rescue dogs to be service dogs for vets
Rescue dogs and their inmate trainers celebrated their accomplishments at a graduation ceremony on Friday at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla. The dogs will go on to the next level of training before becoming service dogs for military veterans. The prisoners learn responsibility and training the dogs provides a sense …
Read More »Inmates train rescue dogs to be service dogs for vets
Rescue dogs and their inmate trainers celebrated their accomplishments at a graduation ceremony on Friday at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla. The dogs will go on to the next level of training before becoming service dogs for military veterans. The prisoners learn responsibility and training the dogs provides a sense …
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