Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than a dozen state prison facilities — including four in Kern County — have been placed under a higher-than-normal level of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In response to a recent surge in violence at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities, prison ...

SAN QUENTIN, Calif. - A former San Quentin prison guard has been indicted for "finding" drugs, cell phones, tobacco and weapons that he had allegedly planted and then "pretended" to find himself in ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) this week announced that it has awarded a contract for two systems expected to eliminate the use of contraband cellphones among ...

More than a dozen state prison facilities — including four in Kern County — have been placed under a higher-than-normal level of restrictions following high rates of inmate violence and contraband.