California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Not Taking a Toll: Government Agencies Avoid Paying

Everybody pays whether coming or going from or to the bay area, four to six bucks for the average car, up to 35 for the biggest truck.

CBS13/CW31–2013/05/06

(Credit: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)

San Quentin Death Row Inmate From Contra Costa County Found Dead In Cell

A San Quentin death row inmate from Contra Costa County was found dead in his cell late Sunday evening.

2013/04/15

Job Market Skill Gaps In Sacramento

Three major skill gaps in Sacramento are currently providing job opportunities: nursing, security and criminal justice.

2013/01/28

Sacramento Sees Continued High Job Vacancies Within Criminal Justice

Criminal justice continues to be a burgeoning field for job seekers.

2013/01/28

Bruce Davis (credit: California Department of Corrections)

Convicted Murderer, Former Charles Manson Associate Granted Parole

A convicted killer and Charles Manson associate was granted parole Thursday in his 27th hearing before the prison board.

2012/10/04

Call Kurtis Investigates: The State Mistakenly Took Money Out Of My Savings

The state of California took money straight out of a Grass Valley grandmother’s bank account. After the state admitted a criminal really owes the money, CBS13 investigated how this could happen.

2012/09/10

California State Prison-Sacramento (credit: CBS13)

State Prison Guard Rehired, Then Told He’s Being Fired Again

He was accused of using excessive force, but after a lengthy court battle, the state prison guard won his job back. Then he was told on his first day back that he was being fired again.

2012/05/08

On The Money: ‘Donut Doctor’ Collects Hefty State Salary

A doctor at a California state prison is not allowed to treat inmates, but he’s still making nearly a quarter of a million dollars a year — and you’re paying for it.

2012/02/07

Inmates at Chino State Prison exercise in the yard December 10, 2010 in Chino, California. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Hundreds Of Prison Employees Get Layoff Notices

California prison officials have sent layoff notices to 548 employees, including 140 guards, as the inmate population declines to comply with a federal court order.

2012/01/27

CDCR Searching For Juvenile Offender Driven Away From Amador County Work Site

A 19-year-old man was driven away from a roadside community cleanup project in Sutter Creek by accomplices Tuesday morning, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).

2011/12/27

UPDATE: 150 Inmates In Riot, 11 Hospitalized

There were 150 maximum-security inmates involved in Wednesday’s riot at California State Prison-Sacramento and 11 had to be hospitalized, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).

2011/12/08

William Walter Asher in his 1967 FBI mugshot. (credit: FBI)

NorCal Fugitive Captured After 36 Years On The Run

They finally got their man. After 36 years on the run, a convicted felon who escaped from custody in El Dorado County back in 1975 has been arrested. And it was a death-bed call from his mother that eventually led to his capture.

CBS13/CW31–2011/08/22

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