Kern Valley State Prison investigating inmate death as homicide
Officials at Kern Valley State Prison are investigating the death of an inmate, German M. Merino, as a homicide following an ...
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Racial Profiling and Targeting of Black Men a Reality at Kern Valley State Prison
Yes, all prisoners are targeted, and the harshness of their treatment varies only in degree, with the most severe treatment ...
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Kern Valley State Prison Officials are Investigating the Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide, CDCR Reports
Kern Valley State Prison Officials are Investigating the Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide, CDCR Reports ...
Inmate convicted for battery on officer at Kern Valley State Prison, faces 8 more years
An inmate faces eight additional years in prison after being convicted of hitting a Kern Valley State Prison correctional ...
‘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 ...
CDCR: 2 prisoners accused of killing fellow Kern Valley State Prison inmate
Two prisoners at Kern Valley State Prison are accused of attacking and killing another inmate Friday night, according to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. German M. Merino, 37, was ...
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Jury finds inmate guilty of attempted murder, other charges
A Kern County jury found a Kern Valley State Prison inmate guilty of attempted murder, two counts of assault by an inmate ...
California prisons restrict movement, calls and visits as violence surges
California corrections officials say high-security prisons across the state are tightly restricting movement, calls and visits while they probe a surge in violence this year.
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SVSP restricts movement, calls and visits as violence surges along with other state prisons
High Desert State Prison, Kern Valley State Prison, California State Prison-Los Angeles County, Mule Creek State Prison, Pelican Bay State Prison, California State Prison-Sacramento, Substance ...
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High-security areas of 2 Kern prisons put on modified movement
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation put Level IV high-security sections within California ...
New rules for inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison high-security areas
A slew of recent violence in state prisons is bringing new rules to inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison, according to the ...
Authorities investigating inmate homicide at Kern Valley State Prison
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide.