Officials said prison staff had to use chemical agents and non-lethal weapons to stop the riot and restore order. Five inmates were injured and taken to medical facilities for treatment ...

Asked for more information about the restrictions, CDCR spokesperson Terri Hardy said only that officials ... He died at a ...

CDCR said. An improvised weapon was recovered in the cell. On Feb. 24, Kennedy and Yates were accused of using improvised weapons to kill another inmate, 39-year-old Jonathan Rude, in the prison's ...

SACRAMENTO, CA - High-security prisons across California have implemented strict movement, communication, and visitation ...

The day before state authorities announced plans to restrict inmate movement and revoke visits and other privileges, three ...

Two prisoners at Kern Valley State Prison are accused of attacking and killing another inmate Friday night, according to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. German M. Merino, 37, was ...

Prison staff used chemical agents and non-lethal weapons to restore order, the CDCR said. Five inmates were taken to the hospital for further treatment. The CDCR said the injuries were reported to ...

Kennedy was pronounced dead less than an hour later. CDCR said Yates was restrained and removed from the cell, where an "improvised weapon" was found. Kennedy's death is being investigated as a ...

CDCR said he was attacked at 5:47 p.m. by Gilbert Garcia, 43, and Rodolfo Cortez, 33, in a dayroom. Officers recovered one improvised weapon at the scene.