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9 CDCR prisons, 3 in Kern County, return to normal after contraband crackdown
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has announced the resumption of normal operations and ...
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California Prison Hunger Strike Grows Amid Claims of Collective Punishment
A growing hunger strike is underway in California’s prison system, launched by incarcerated individuals protesting what they ...
Lockdown lifted at some California prisons; others remain restricted because of violence
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation had restricted inmate movements and suspended privileges at 21 ...
More officers at California ‘rape club’ prison charged as sexual abuse scandal widens
Former corrections officers Jeffrey Wilson and Lawrence Gacad became the ninth and 10th individuals charged in connection ...
More guards sexually abused women at CA prison called ‘rape club,’ feds say
A Justice Department investigation continues into a California women’s prison that came to be called the “rape club,” in ...
Plan to reopen California City prison as ICE holding facility
The California City facility, originally a federal detention center before becoming a state prison, is set to temporarily ...
ICE wants to turn a shuttered state prison into California's largest migrant detention center
A former prison in California City will soon be the state's largest immigration detention center. US Immigration and Customs ...
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California Prisons Ease Some Lockdowns Amid Ongoing Violence
California has lifted lockdowns at nine prisons, but twelve remain restricted due to violence. The measures, criticized as harsh, have led to a hunger strike by inmates.