Sacramento prison officials investigate death of inmate from Los Angeles as homicide
An investigation is underway at a Northern California prison after a man died earlier this week, officials said.
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An investigation is underway at a Northern California prison after a man died earlier this week, officials said.
The victims' families are now filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
The California State Prison, Sacramento is among facilities that are being placed on modified movement after a surge in violence, correctional officers said.
An investigation is underway after an inmate at California State Prison, Sacramento died after he was found with multiple stab wounds Friday morning, authorities said Friday.
An inmate at California State Prison, Sacramento is accused of the attempted homicide of two officers while they were transferring him back to his cell, authorities said Tuesday.
A homicide investigation is underway at the California State Prison, Sacramento after an inmate died early Saturday morning, officials said.
A source told CBS13 the employee was a registered nurse and the inmate attempted to sexually assault the woman "in an open area" within the facility.
An inmate at the California State Prison, Sacramento in Folsom was taken to the hospital after he was stabbed Sunday morning, according to the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
State corrections officials are investigating the death of an incarcerated person as a homicide.
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An inmate died after being attacked in the recreation yard of a Northern California prison, authorities said Sunday.
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An inmate at California State Prison - Sacramento was shot and killed by corrections officers on Wednesday when he and three others were allegedly trying to kill another inmate.
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An inmate reportedly stabbed two correctional officers at California State Prison, Sacramento Monday morning.
California prison officials on Wednesday said one inmate killed another at a maximum security state prison east of Sacramento.
Prison officials are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide after he was attacked by two inmates in the general population yard Monday.
An inmate was fatally shot while he and another suspect allegedly attacked an inmate at the California State Prison, Sacramento Wednesday.
Authorities say an inmate has been killed at a Northern California state prison and two other prisoners are suspects in his death.
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A Chilean national on Monday pleaded guilty to a string of bank and ATM robberies for his role in a robbery crew using sophisticated tactics to steal more than $5 billion in California, Oregon and Washington, prosecutors announced on Tuesday.
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