Death of California prison inmate from Sacramento County investigated as homicide, CDCR says
Investigators are working to determine if a man serving a prison term for a Sacramento County burglary was killed by his cellmate on Wednesday, according to the California Department of Corrections ...
Jacksonville corrections officer arrested on false imprisonment, battery charges
A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office correctional officer was arrested Thursday on charges of false imprisonment and battery.
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Among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires: Prison inmates earning less than minimum wage
As of Friday, 939 prison inmates have been deployed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to help contain the blazes, the department confirmed to CBS News.
World Socialist Web Site16d
The exploitation of inmates in the Los Angeles wildfires
In 2016, 22-year-old Shawna Lynn Jones was killed while fighting a fire to protect a hillside of mansions in the ultra-wealthy resort town of Malibu, California. In 2017, Matthew Beck, a 26-year ...
KTLA17d
2 inmates from Southern California suspects in deadly prison yard attack
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials announced Thursday. The violence unfolded in the prison’s main exercise yard just after 5 p.m. on Jan. 15, according to a CDCR ...
The Sun18d
The real reason Marcel Somerville wears a small white patch on his arm as it sparks mystery among All Stars viewers
LOVE Island star Marcel Somerville has sparked curiosity among All Stars viewers thanks to a small white patch often seen on his arm. Marcel, who rose to fame during the 2017 season of Love Island ...
Fox News18d
Trump transition team asks 3 State Department officials to resign: report
Dereck Hogan, Marcia Bernicat and Alaina Teplitz, the career diplomats who were allegedly asked to leave their roles, oversee the State Department’s workforce and internal coordination.
Reason18d
No First Amendment Problem with Police Department Allowing Pro-LGBTQ Uniform Patches But Rejecting Alternatives Police Officer Requested
On July 28, 2020, Chief Garcia issued official SJPD Memorandum #2020-33, introducing a rainbow-themed LGBTQ pride shoulder patch for the SJPD uniform. On the same day, Chief Garcia also issued ...
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The Department of Adult Correction has a new leader. What challenges will she face?
The N.C. Department of Adult Correction has a new leader: Leslie Cooley Dismukes was sworn in as secretary on Jan. 6. Addressing the growing health care and mental health needs of the state’s prison ...
Los Angeles Times19d
Opinion: California’s inmate firefighters deserve more than a raise. Make them employees
The Conservation Camp program, as the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation calls it, is an exemplar of prison labor. It allows participants to live outside the prison and earn ...
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Which California agencies eliminated the most vacant positions?
While the budget summary detailed how the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation eliminated over 440 unfilled positions in this fiscal year, the document didn’t outline how the ...