A condemned inmate was stabbed to death at North Kern State Prison on Friday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Kern County coroner's office. Julian ...

A suspected gunman in the fatal shooting of a parole officer in Oakland is in custody. The shooting occurred just before 1 p.m. Thursday inside the Alameda County parole office on Edgewater Drive, ...

An inmate in a California state prison was allegedly killed by two other inmates on Friday evening, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced. Per a CDCR media release, the ...

A procession was held Friday afternoon to honor Joshua Byrd, a parole officer fatally shot in Oakland. Byrd, 40, was a member of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it discovered weapons, cell phones, syringes and other contraband items during enforcement sweeps of its ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Gov. Gavin Newsom identified the agent as 40-year-old Joshua Lemont Byrd. This is the first line-of-duty loss for the CDCR since 2018.

The California Rehabilitation Center is slated to close in fall 2026, saving the state $150 million annually, officials said. Norco is now free to begin reimagining the future of the “historic gem.” A ...

(FOX40.COM) — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation published a report on Wednesday, finding that recidivism rates of incarcerated people are less likely to be convicted or ...

CDCR official Kevin Robinson alleges demotion followed reports of racism. Lawsuit claims CDCR violated racial, religious rights and retaliated unlawfully. Attorney cites systemic discrimination, urges ...