A mass hunger strike transformed solitary confinement in California prisons. This documentary captures the fight
In 2013, nearly 4,000 California inmates in long-term solitary confinement (for decades, in some cases) went on what would ...
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Hughes Fire leads to evacuation of California prison as freeway closed amid rapid spread
Prince Harry visits firefighters without without Meghan amid LA wildfires. Katy Perry slammed after rumors she donated '143' album revenue to fire victims. The new fire comes just ...
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Southern California's winds weakening; at least 25 dead, 26 missing amid wildfires
Newsom, who has become a foil for Trump over the years, will need federal help as his state ... A map from the National Weather Service shows the areas in Southern California that are under ...
Lawsuit accuses gynecologist at California women’s prison of abusing patients for years
A lawsuit filed this week alleges that the only full-time gynecologist at the California Institution for Women in Chino ...
Suit alleges sexual violence by Chino prison gynecologist, says state failed to prevent it
The suit says that for years, Dr. Scott Lee was the only full-time gynecologist at the California Institution for Women ...
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Changing California prison culture and people's lives through prison newspapers
In a warehouse-style room at the Central California Women's Facility outside Chowchilla, Jesse Vasquez stood before a group of very attentive women in prison-issue denims. They were prospective ...
Women sue prison gynecologist over ‘horrific, sadistic’ exams, sexual abuse in California
Women at the California Institution for Women reported sexually abusive and “sadistic” behavior during gynecology exams ...
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Violent attack by 3 inmates hospitalizes California correctional officer
An attempted homicide investigation is underway in a California state prison after a supervising correctional officer was reportedly attacked by three inmates, authorities announced Thursday. In a ...
Death of California prison inmate from Sacramento County investigated as homicide, CDCR says
Investigators are working to determine if a man serving a prison term for a Sacramento County burglary was killed by his cellmate on Wednesday, according to the California Department of Corrections ...
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California depends on prison labor to deal with climate disasters—Canada must avoid a similar model
Former U.S. vice-president Kamala Harris, as California attorney general, led a campaign to defy a U.S. Supreme Court order to reduce the state's prison population partly because decarceration ...
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Homicide investigation underway after inmate is found dead in California prison, CDCR says
according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Prison guards at North Kern State Prison in Delano, Kern County, surveilled the grounds when they spotted an unresponsive ...
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California relying on prisoners, Mexico to provide firefighters to battle Los Angeles wildfires
California has deployed firefighters from Mexico as well as nearly 1,000 prison inmates to help combat ... that Democratic leadership in the state cut the Los Angeles Fire Department's funding ...