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SOLEDAD – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Feb. 13, 2026, death of an incarcerated person at Salinas Valley...
A multi-agency parole compliance operation on Feb. 12, 2026, led by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) Division...
LANCASTER – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Feb. 3, 2026, death of an incarcerated person at California State Prison,...
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Parole Agent Joshua Byrd, tragically killed in the line...
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On Jan. 29, 2026, at approximately 6:15 a.m., staff observed incarcerated person Karapet Demirdzhyan unresponsive in his cell during a security check in a housing unit.
A multi-agency compliance operation led by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) Community Compliance Unit (CCU), along with...
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COALINGA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the alleged homicide of an incarcerated person at...
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the Jan. 12, 2026, death of an incarcerated person at the...
Calipatria, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the alleged homicide of incarcerated person Mario...
CRESCENT CITY – Benjamin W. Watta, who was serving a condemned sentence, died on Dec. 22, 2025, while incarcerated at...
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