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Inmate stabbed to death at California prison; 4 inmates being investigated for roles
KTLA articles via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFour inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City have been moved into restrictive housing...
Aryan Brotherhood prison gang case heads to jury after weeks of trial in Sacramento court
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 2 days agoStaring at the jury on the 16th floor of Sacramento’s federal courthouse downtown this week,...
A terminally ill prisoner didn't want his gang to die with him. So he wrote
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFrom his prison cell, the older man with cancer in his stomach wrote down instructions to ensure his...
Column: Solitary confinement is shrouded in secrecy and open to abuse. Why does California allow it?
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKevin McCarthy enjoys the sun on his back in Laguna Beach after being held in solitary confinement...
San Quentin — California’s oldest prison — executed hundreds from Death Row over decades
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSan Quentin State Prison was once known as “The Bastille by The Bay,” an enormous facility...
After 5 years of legal wrangling, Aryan Brotherhood trial begins in Sacramento federal court
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNearly five years after prosecutors announced they had charged leaders of California’s Aryan...
A history of violence: Street gangs, cartels strong in Tulare County
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA small memorial of candles and flowers sit under a portion of yellow crime scene tape circling the...
Editorial: Solitary confinement is torture. Gov. Newsom can limit it in California
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIndefinite solitary confinement is a form of torture masquerading as prisoner safety or discipline....
Operation Nightmare continues to target Norteños, prison gangs
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis week, officers from multiple local agencies along with Homeland Security Investigations, ATF,...
Mexican Mafia member who ran county jail rackets is killed in prison
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMichael Torres, a Mexican Mafia member who oversaw gangs in the San Fernando Valley and controlled...