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CDCR Secretary and San Quentin Acting Warden Issue Statements on Passing of Sergeant Gilbert Polanco
“Sergeant Gilbert Polanco is an example of the best of CDCR and his passing deeply saddens us all. His dedication...
DELANO – Officials at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) are investigating the death of 40-year-old inmate Omar Orane as a...
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SAN QUENTIN – Condemned inmate Orlando G. Romero, 48, was pronounced deceased Aug. 2 at an outside hospital. His death...
SAN QUENTIN – Condemned inmate Johnny Avila Jr., 62, was pronounced deceased this morning, July 26, at an outside hospital...
SAN QUENTIN – Condemned inmate John M. Beames was pronounced deceased on July 21, 2020, at an outside hospital from...
SAN QUENTIN – Condemned inmate Troy A. Ashmus, 58, was pronounced deceased on July 20, 2020, at an outside hospital...
SAN QUENTIN – Jeffrey J. Hawkins, 64, was pronounced deceased on July 15, 2020, at an outside hospital from what...
FOLSOM- California State Prison, Sacramento (CSP-SAC) officials are investigating an attempted homicide incident in which two correctional officers were stabbed...
Estimates of 8,000 inmates could be eligible for release by end of August, in addition to the state’s reduction of...
SAN QUENTIN – David Reed, 60, who had been on California’s death row since 2011, died on July 7, 2020,...