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FOLSOM – Armando Macias, who was serving a condemned sentence, died on April 2, 2026, while incarcerated at California State...

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GEORGETOWN – An incarcerated person who walked away from Growlersburg Conservation Camp in El Dorado County was apprehended minutes later...

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: CDCR hosted a first-ever film festival celebrating the work of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated filmmakers...

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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the death of an incarcerated person at Substance Abuse Treatment...

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On March 9, 2026, at approximately 2 p.m., staff found Gabriel Otero, 33, unresponsive. Staff immediately initiated life-saving measures on...

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FOLSOM – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating an attack on a peace officer at California State...

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SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) at 7:30 a.m. today turned David Allen Funston over to...

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An incarcerated person who walked away from Centinela State Prison’s Minimum-Support Facility (CEN-MSF) in Imperial County was apprehended hours later...

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FOLSOM – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Feb. 23, 2026, death of an incarcerated person at California State Prison,...

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GEORGETOWN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are searching for an incarcerated person who walked away today...

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