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California’s Prison Reform Strategy Under Scrutiny After Correctional Officer Assault
A violent assault on a correctional officer at Sierra Conservation Center has thrown California’s prison reform strategy into ...
2 inmates suspected of homicide inside Salinas Valley State Prison
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the homicide of an inmate at Salinas Valley State ...
A major roadblock stands in California’s way to a transformed prison system
One of those is Salinas Valley State Prison, a sprawling facility that houses roughly 2,400 men, many of whom are maximum- ...
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Inmate dead in homicide investigation at Salinas Valley State Prison
An inmate is dead with two others detained during a homicide investigation at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad.
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Third-strike offender sentenced to life for nurse sexual assault at SVSP
An inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison has been sentenced to a maximum of life in prison for the sexual assault of a nurse back in 2023, per Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M.
‘Surge’ of violence prompts crackdown in California prison system, officials say
The day before state authorities announced plans to restrict inmate movement and revoke visits and other privileges, three inmates were killed in attacks at three different prisons.
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A major roadblock stands in California’s way to a transformed prison system
One of those is Salinas Valley State Prison, a sprawling facility that houses roughly 2,400 men, many of whom are maximum- and high-security inmates. Drab gray buildings dot the vast campus which ...