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CDCR Opens New Male Reentry Program in Fresno (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)

Public Technologies 20 Aug 2025
FRESNO - The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced today the opening of a new Male Community Reentry Program (MCRP) in Fresno, marking the first community reentry program launched by CDCR since 2020.
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What’s next for historic Riverside prison and the state workers who staff it?

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 11 Aug 2025
Corrections officers, electricians and others will get preferential hiring status but could also be laid off when the prison closes in 2026 ... .
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California oversight agency faults handling of prison use-of-force allegations

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 07 Aug 2025
The Office of the Inspector General gave prison officials the lowest rating in all but one of the cases reviewed by a team ... .
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California prison lieutenant sues state over hazing, alleges climate of abuse

Sacramento Bee 05 Aug 2025
Lt. Erik Beam claimed a violent assault he suffered last year is reflective of a broader pattern within California’s correctional system ....
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CDCR Investigates Attempted Homicide of Officers at California State Prison, Los Angeles County (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)

Public Technologies 29 Jul 2025
) ... On July 27, 2025, at approximately 6.46 p.m., incarcerated person Shuantae R ... Taylor began stabbing both officers with an improvised weapon ... CDCR officials are currently investigating the incident ... Shuantae R. Taylor ... CDCR Press Office OPEC@cdcr.ca.gov.
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CDCR parole agent shot, killed inside parole office; suspect arrested

Jakarta News 20 Jul 2025
CDCR parole agent shot, killed inside parole office; suspect arrested ... .
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CDCR Statement on Line‑of‑Duty Death of Parole Agent Joshua Byrd (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)

Public Technologies 18 Jul 2025
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is deeply saddened by the death of Parole Agent Joshua Byrd, killed in the line of duty ... This is the first line-of-duty loss for CDCR since 2018 ... CDCR Press Office OPEC@cdcr.ca.gov.
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Sexual assault victims of ex-Chowchilla prison guard confront him in Madera court

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 16 Jul 2025
Gregory Rodriguez, 57, was convicted in January of sexually assaulting nine inmates at the women’s prison in Chowchilla ... .
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Have prison closures saved California money? What the numbers show

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 11 Jul 2025
Gov. Gavin Newsom has closed four state prisons since 2020 and wants to shut down one more. ... .
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