An inmate serving four years was killed Saturday afternoon inside Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, with two other ...

Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison as a homicide following an assault inside a housing unit on Saturday. The California Department of Corrections and ...

Joseph Mendoza was killed by two fellow inmates of Salinas Valley State Prison, shown here, on April 8. Mendoza’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against prison officials. Renée C. Byer ...

A guard tower stands over the grounds of Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City, Calif., in an undated photo. Authorities are investigating the fatal assault of inmate Rodrigo Gomez inside a ...