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.
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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).
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