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Judge Considers Effects Of Fungus On Calif. Inmates

A federal judge in San Francisco on Monday is scheduled to consider whether an airborne fungus that occurs naturally in the San Joaquin Valley presents enough of a public health danger that thousands of vulnerable state prison inmates should be moved to other locations.

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Serial Killer ‘Night Stalker’ Richard Ramirez Dies

Richard Ramirez, the notorious serial killer known as the Night Stalker, died early Friday in a hospital, a state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation official said.

2013/06/07

1 Inmate Killed During Large Brawl At Prison In Central Valley

One inmate died and two others were seriously injured in a fight Monday that involved about 40 inmates at a state prison in the San Joaquin Valley, corrections officials said.

2013/06/03

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

State May Increase Rate Of Prison Inmate Releases To Decrease Overcrowding

California may speed up the release of some inmates while allowing other inmates with a violent history to become firefighters, under a proposal to cut crowding in state prisons Gov. Jerry Brown filed late Thursday night.

2013/05/03

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 State Prison-Sacramento (credit: CBS13)

Calif. Wants Control Of Prison Mental Health Care

Nearly two decades after a court takeover of California’s prison mental health system, a federal judge is set to consider this week whether the billions of dollars invested by California taxpayers have improved conditions enough that he can return control to the state.

2013/03/23

Calif. Prison Problems Now Trickling Down To County Level

California has spent billions of dollars and endured years of federal lawsuits to improve conditions in its state prisons, but the problems it has been trying to correct are now trickling down to local governments as county jails deal with thousands of additional inmates.

2013/03/19

More California Sex Offenders Go Missing Under Prison Realignment

The number of paroled sex offenders who are fugitives in California is 15 percent higher today than before Gov. Jerry Brown’s sweeping law enforcement realignment law took effect 17 months ago, according to figures released Wednesday by the state corrections department.

2013/03/07

AP: Calif. Paid $182M Over Last 15 Years For Inmates’ Lawsuits

Gov. Jerry Brown has begun aggressively challenging federal court oversight of California’s prison system by highlighting what he says is a costly conflict of interest: The private law firms representing inmates and the judges’ own hand-picked authorities benefit financially by keeping the cases alive.

2013/02/11