California death row inmate who hired man to kill his pregnant wife dies at 76
A California death row inmate convicted in the killings of his pregnant wife and her unborn child has died while incarcerated, according to state prison officials.
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A California death row inmate convicted in the killings of his pregnant wife and her unborn child has died while incarcerated, according to state prison officials.
A man on California's death row has died while incarcerated at a Sacramento-area prison, state officials said on Thursday.
State correctional officials said an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison from Monterey County died Monday in an apparent homicide.
A man serving life in prison for a deadly gang shooting in Southern California has died following an altercation with another inmate at a prison in Solano County, officials said.
Two correctional officers at California State Prison, Sacramento are hospitalized and an attempted murder investigation has been launched following an alleged attack on the officers Saturday night.
Three convicted killers who are serving sentences at Salinas Valley State Prison in Central California are suspected of killing a fellow inmate during an attack Thursday morning.
Two inmates at California State Prison Solano are under investigation after an inmate died following a prison yard attack Wednesday morning.
The suspect in the murder of parole agent Joshua Byrd appeared in court Monday as finger-pointing over his previous parole took place between the Alameda County DA and her predecessor.
Two inmates at Folsom State Prison are suspected of killing another inmate during an alleged attack last week, corrections officials said.
A solemn procession was held Friday afternoon as law enforcement officials escorted the body of state parole agent Joshua Byrd from Oakland to Sacramento.
A state parole agent was shot and killed in Oakland on Thursday, and a suspect was arrested following an intense manhunt, authorities said.
A former California correctional officer is facing federal prison after pleading guilty to a scheme where he planted contraband that he pretended to discover, in order to obtain a promotion, prosecutors said.
An inmate at a California correctional facility has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a scheme where drugs, phones and other items were delivered to prisons by drones, federal prosecutors said.
The California Department of Justice is investigating a fatal shooting by a corrections officer in Fresno, the state Attorney General's Office announced Thursday.
California correctional officials have launched a homicide investigation after an inmate from Alameda County serving a life sentence died in a Central Valley prison over the weekend.
This November, California residents will weigh in on the use of forced labor in state prisons when they vote on Proposition 6.
State corrections officials have launched a homicide investigation after a convicted killer from Alameda County died following an incident at a Central Valley prison Thursday evening.
Once known as California's toughest state prison, San Quentin is undergoing a dramatic transformation, from emptying its death row to a shift in focus from punishment to rehabilitation.
A bill that would allow greater media access to California prisons is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk for a possible signature.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is searching for an inmate who escaped from a minimum-security facility in Solano County Monday morning.
A former guard at California State Prison, Solano has been indicted on multiple felony counts after he allegedly smuggled items into the facility, including weapons, phones and drugs, authorities said.
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced on Friday that he has ordered the county's 15 inmates on California's death row to be resentenced to life without parole.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials said Wednesday they are launching a program that aims to relocate people with death sentences to different prisons by this summer.
A man convicted in a 1998 gang-related murder in Napa committed when he was 17 years old was denied parole during a hearing last week, the Napa County District Attorney said Thursday.
An advisory council says California Gov. Gavin Newsom should slash by at least a third the cost of his $360 million plan to build a campus with classrooms in the notorious San Quentin State Prison.
