Prison staff used chemical agents and non-lethal weapons to restore order, the CDCR said. Five inmates were taken to the hospital for further treatment. The CDCR said the injuries were reported to ...

Five inmates were injured and taken to medical facilities for treatment, CDCR said. Read more about the prison riot here. CDCR said Yates would remain in restricted housing pending investigation ...

Right now in the US, the total population held in prison is nearly 2 million people, over 20 percent of the world's prisoners ...

Evans L. Eithan was arrested Friday in Canoga Park. CDCR officials said he walked away from a reentry facility in Long Beach on February 25. Evans L. Eithan walked away from a Male Community ...

Two prisoners at Kern Valley State Prison are accused of attacking and killing another inmate Friday night ... 6:22 p.m. in the prison's triage area. CDCR said he was attacked at 5:47 p.m ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has launched a homicide investigation following the death of an inmate at California State Prison in ...

Yates’ second-degree murder conviction stemmed from killing inmate Nathan Marcus, 33, at a recreation yard, the CDCR has said. Kennedy, 32, was to sentenced to six years for carrying a concealed ...