The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation faces a wrongful death lawsuit that alleges a corrections officer fired a 40 mm “less lethal” projectile that struck an inmate’s head as he ...

According to a press release, it happened Monday at around 9:35 a.m. Pacific when staff responded to a fight involving three inmates on the prison yard.

A California corrections officer is recovering after being stabbed twice by an inmate using a makeshift weapon, authorities announced Monday. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the ...

DELANO, Calif. (KERO) — A community safety alert has been issued for the community of Delano after an inmate escaped from the courthouse prison Monday morning, according to the Delano Police ...

Police have launched a manhunt in California for a convicted murderer who escaped from a van on his way to court. Cesar M. Hernandez was being transported to the Kern County Superior Courthouse in ...

Officials at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation are investigating the Saturday night attack of a peace officer at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano as an attempted homicide.

DELANO, Calif. – At about 10:45am Monday morning, 34-year-old Cesar Moises Hernandez escaped custody and is currently at large. KGET reported that Hernandez was set to make a court appearance at a ...

DELANO, Calif. (KABC) -- An inmate convicted of first-degree murder in Los Angeles County escaped police custody in Kern County on Monday, according to the California Department of Corrections and ...