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File photo of a prison cell. (credit: MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)

Report Outlines Abuses By Calif. Prison Staff

A California parole agent was accused of soliciting one of his parolees to kill another. Numerous corrections department employees allegedly had sex with inmates, including juveniles.

2013/04/03

File photo of a Calif. prison. (credit: Getty Images)

Court Considers Calif. Prison Mental Health Care

A federal judge in Sacramento is set to hear arguments Wednesday over Gov. Jerry Brown’s push to regain state control of inmate mental health care after 18 years of federal oversight and billions of dollars spent to improve treatment.

2013/03/27

California Challenges Feds’ Inmate Population Cap

Gov. Jerry Brown is challenging a federal court order that California further reduce its inmate population to improve prison conditions, reigniting a legal battle that once reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

2013/01/08

Inmate work crews from the California Correctional Facility battle a blaze in California. (credit: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)

California Inmate Shift Could Hurt Firefighting Crews

State officials say shifting California’s lower-level criminals to counties could strip a third of its inmate firefighters.

2011/12/05

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

California Inmates Harassing Victims Via Facebook

Authorities say inmates are using social networks and the growing numbers of smartphones smuggled into prisons and jails to harass their victims or accusers and intimidate witnesses.

2011/11/21

Pelican Bay Prison Inmates End Hunger Strike

Inmates in an isolation unit at Pelican Bay State Prison have ended a hunger strike intended to protest conditions that they describe as inhumane.

2011/07/21

Budget Battle May Take Inmates Off The Frontlines Of Fighting Wildfires

Cal Fire is fired up over how the budget battle might make battling fires a lot more difficult. The department has used prisoners for years, but that workforce could be drying up.

2011/05/12

California To Send More Inmates To Other States

California is set to send another 5,000 inmates to private prisons to reduce crowding in state-run lockups.

CBS13/CW31–2010/11/05

On The Money: Pay To Play?

An out-of-state company that contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to Capitol politicians – has secured an exclusive contract with the State – worth nearly $700 million.

CBS13/CW31–2010/11/04

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