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California Medical Facility in Vacaville Investigating Inmate Death as a Homicide

VACAVILLE – California Medical Facility prison officials are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide after the victim...

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Kern Valley State Prison Officials Investigate the Death of an Inmate as a Homicide

DELANO – Officials at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) are investigating the May 1 death of 50-year-old inmate Robert Beltran...

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Kern Valley State Prison Officials Investigate the Homicide of an Inmate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact-Lt. John Melvin, (661) 721-6314 DELANO – Officials at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) are investigating an...

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California State Prison‑Sacramento Officials Investigating Inmate Death as a Homicide

FOLSOM ― California State Prison-Sacramento (CSP-SAC) officials are investigating the April 21 death of inmate Moizez M. Munoz, 30, as...

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California Institution for Men Inmate Dies from Complications Related to COVID‑19

CHINO – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today announced an inmate from California Institution for Men (CIM)...

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Inmate Apprehended after Walking Away from Parlin Fork Conservation Camp in Mendocino County

MENDOCINO COUNTY – Agents and investigators today apprehended a minimum-security inmate who walked away from the California Correctional Center (CCC),...

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Inmate Walks Away from Parlin Fork Conservation Camp

MENDOCINO COUNTY – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation  (CDCR) officials are searching for a minimum-security inmate who walked away...

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CDCR Agents Apprehend Offender Who Walked Away from a Prisoner‑Mother Reentry Program with Her Child

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Terry Thornton (use OPEC Contact Form) POMONA — Special agents with the California Department of Corrections and...

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CDCR Officials Seeking Offender Who Walked Away from a Prisoner‑Mother Reentry Program with Her Child

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Terry Thornton (use OPEC Contact Form) POMONA — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are...

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California Division of Juvenile Justice Implements “Virtual Visiting”

Innovative solution to provide face-to-face visitation via Skype for youth and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic SACRAMENTO—Video visitation is...

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