California inmate killed in violent two-on-one attack, prison officials say

Two inmates in a California state prison are being investigated for the alleged murder of a third inmate in one of the ...

She was in withdrawal. He was schizophrenic. Both died of neglect in a California jail, their families say in new lawsuits.

Lines died from drug withdrawal in the Las Colinas women’s jail in May, a day after her arrest. Dean, who suffered from ...
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California Jails Unequipped for 1,100 Long-Term Inmates

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)—California counties are housing more than 1,100 inmates on long-term sentences in jails designed for stays of a year or less, according to the first report detailing the growth ...
Los Angeles Daily News

Death behind bars: Who’s dying in Southern California county jails — and why

Every five days, on average, someone dies in the jails of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino or Riverside counties. Broken bodies, broken minds and substance abuse are at the root of most of the ...
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Department of Justice requests data on non-citizen inmates from California jails

Video above: This Nexstar Media video explains the process of deportation. WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The Department of Justice has formally requested data from several major California counties, ...
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California Prison Health Care Is Still Failing: Audit Exposes Dangerous Conditions Despite Billions in Funding

Job vacancies in prison and state hospital health care have grown even as California has invested hundreds of millions of ...