California inmate’s attack on prison guard being investigated as attempted homicide
Guard was escorting the convicted murderer back to his cell when the inmate turned on him, prison officials said.
California governor will not make clemency decision for Menendez brothers until new DA reviews case
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he won’t make a clemency decision on the murder convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez until ...
Inmate from LA County suspected of killing cellmate in Kern Valley State Prison
Inmate Darius Swain, 41, was found unresponsive in his cell Saturday afternoon. The suspect is Gregory Clark, 58.
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Inmate from LA County accused of killing human trafficker in prison
Guards found Darius Swain, 41, unresponsive in his cell Saturday afternoon, and his roommate Gregory Clark, 58, was found ...
California prisoner serving murder sentence suspected of attacking correctional officer
A correctional officer at Mule Creek State Prison was allegedly attacked by an inmate on Thursday, officials say.
In an AP interview, the next Los Angeles DA says he'll go after low-level nonviolent crimes
The incoming district attorney for Los Angeles County, Nathan Hochman, says in an interview with The Associated Press that ...
3 inmates suspected in deadly yard attack at North Kern State Prison
An inmate was stabbed to death at North Kern State Prison in Delano over the weekend, said the Kern County Coroner's Office.
Inmate facing attempted murder charges after allegedly attacking prison guard
A guard at a California prison was attacked by an inmate Thursday evening in what officials are investigating as an attempted ...
California Gov. Newsom defers clemency decision as incoming LA County district attorney reviews Menendez brothers case
Gov. Gavin Newsom decided to defer the Menendez brothers' clemency decision to incoming District Attorney Nathan Hochman.
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Los Angeles County district attorney election results add pall of uncertainty over possible release of Lyle and Erik Menendez
The unseating of progressive Los Angeles County District Attorney ... Lyle Menendez from life in prison without parole to ...
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Nevada just banned ‘slavery and involuntary servitude’ in prisons. Why didn’t California?
A progressive prison reform that was on the ballot in California ... Los Angeles and Alameda counties. In Nevada, the measure that became Question 4 on this year’s ballot also came from the ...
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Prop 6: California voters reject measure to ban forced prison labor
California voters ... Pamela Price in Alameda County and George Gascón in Los Angeles County. Larry Gerston, a political science professor emeritus at San Jose State University, said that while ...