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Inmate convicted of murdering cellmate
A convicted murderer and prison inmate was convicted and sentenced of a first-degree murder that he committed while incarcerated at the Salinas Valley State Prison.Read More
Inmate dies in SF county jail
An inmate in a San Francisco county jail in San Bruno died Sunday.Read More
Santa Clara jail inmate stabbed 40 times
Two inmates at the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose attacked a third inmate with a shiv on Sunday morning, stabbing him more than 40 times.Read More
Deputy pleads not guilty to inmate assault
A Santa Clara County correctional deputy pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to a charge that he struck an inmate.Read More
San Quentin death row inmate dies of unknown causes
A death row inmate at San Quentin State Prison who was convicted of three murders during a robbery in Sacramento County died of unknown causes at a hospital Thursday.Read More
Escaped inmate apprehended in Richmond
A prison inmate who allegedly walked away from a minimum-security medical facility in Vacaville was apprehended at a Richmond home.Read More
Death row inmate slashes guard’s forearm
A San Quentin State Prison death row inmate attacked a correctional officer in a shower area last week.Read More
Wrongly released inmate turns self in
A man who was mistakenly released from San Francisco County jail Wednesday night has turned himself in this morning.Read More
San Francisco releases jail inmate by mistake
San Francisco sheriff's deputies are looking for a man who was mistakenly released from county jail Wednesday night.Read More
Jail inmates can take classes for college credit
Santa Clara County inmates can receive credit for college-level courses under an agreement approved Tuesday in partnership with San Jose State.Read More
Female inmate dies in Fairfield jail cell
A female inmate was found dead in her cell at the Justice Center Detention Facility in Fairfield.Read More
Jail inmate escapes from kitchen crew
A 20-year-old man escaped from a Santa Cruz jail Friday morning when he walked away from the kitchen area, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office. Karma Mendenhall, 20,...Read More
New inmate locator tool released to public
The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office on Friday announced a new inmate locator tool available to the public.Read More
Downsized SF jail lands $80 million grant
San Francisco was awarded an $80 million grant Thursday by the Board of State and Community Corrections to replace deteriorating city jails.Read More
Inmate death investigated in Contra Costa
The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office is investigating an in-custody death that occurred Friday afternoon.Read More
Inmate who died had earlier been forcibly removed from cell
A 33-year-old man who died in custody Monday morning at the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose was arrested twice this month.Read More
Santa Cruz inmate dies during drug detox
A 23-year-old woman died while in custody Tuesday morning at the Santa Cruz County Jail.Read More
Santa Clara jail inmate dies in custody
A 33-year-old man died while in custody Monday morning at the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose.Read More
Inmate hangs self with bedsheet
A 38-year-old male inmate who was being held at the Martinez Detention Facility died Saturday.Read More
Chowchilla kidnapper set for release
One of the three men who kidnapped a busload of Chowchilla schoolchildren in 1976 and buried them in a quarry in Livermore for ransom will be paroled soon.Read More