Pair stole IDs of prison inmates to get $2.1 million in benefits in California, feds say
Two California residents are accused of stealing $2.1 million in COVID-19 jobless benefits using stolen identities of prison ...
California inmate accused of killing cellmate convicted of child trafficking
An inmate at a California's Kern Valley State Prison is accused of killing his cellmate, who was serving a life sentence with ...
Prop 6: California voters reject measure to ban forced prison labor
California lawmakers agreed to put Proposition 6 on the ballot at the urging of criminal justice advocates. Since 2018, at ...
California voters to decide on Proposition 6, which would end forced labor in prisons
California Proposition 6 would amend the state constitution to remove a provision allowing jails and prisons to impose ...
Coroner rules inmate death a homicide after alleged cellmate attack
A 35-year-old inmate was identified who was found unresponsive in his cell on September 19 after an alleged attack by his ...
Man serving lengthy sentence for pimping teen girl in Alameda County dies in prison
A man serving a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted in 2019 in the human trafficking of a 15-year-old girl in the ...
California Votes to Keep Forced Prison Labor
One of the critical jobs that prisoners can be required to work is fighting wildfires. While salaried firefighters in ...
Californians reject proposition to outlaw forced labor for inmates
In California, voters rejected a measure that would have outlawed using involuntary servitude as a punishment against ...
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LA's Jail Crisis Looms as California Votes to Crack Down on Repeat Offenders
Los Angeles County officials say they have cut inmate numbers by 14% over the past year, yet jails still operate at up to 145 ...