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Condemned Incarcerated Person Benjamin Watta Dies

CRESCENT CITY – Benjamin W. Watta, who was serving a condemned sentence, died on Dec. 22, 2025, while incarcerated at…

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Multi‑Agency Enforcement Effort Led by Parole Agents in San Bernardino Results in 20 Arrests

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) Community Compliance Unit (CCU) parole agents led a multi-agency compliance verification operation in…

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Salinas Valley State Prison Investigating the Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide

SOLEDAD – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Nov. 29, 2025, death of incarcerated person…

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