Repeated inquiries to the CDCR about their prisoner transport procedures have gone unanswered. However, an examination of the department's operations manual, updated this year, reveals protocols ...

California prisons halt visits after spikes in inmate violence, overdoses, and contraband. CDCR investigates deaths, attacks, and safety concerns.

A dangerous criminal in California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) custody for murder escaped while being transported to the courthouse on Monday.

Search continues for convicted murderer after brazen escape in Central California Cesar Hernandez, 34, jumped out of a van during transport, officials said.

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 ...

California death row inmate Julian Mendez killed in Kern Valley State Prison allegedly involving more than 30 inmates, with Mario Renteria as the alleged initial attacker.

Getting Answers: What's Missing From California's Inmate Recidivism Report SACRAMENTO — The state's prison system is run by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR ...

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating after a death row inmate was killed at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano on Friday. Convicted murderer ...

30-year-old Christian Rojas Chauta and 47-year-old Claudia Castellanos Toqueca, two CDCR inmates have recently been released for good behavior. Initially in prison for robbing a Delano elderly woman.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is suing to reinstate a punishment of a guard who used tear gas on two inmates.

CDCR officials say 99% of all offenders who have escaped state prison custody have been successfully apprehended over the past 47 years.