The family of Joseph Mendoza is hauling the state into federal court, claiming staff at Salinas Valley State Prison stood by ...

Joseph Mendoza’s death at Salinas Valley State Prison was posted on social media. Lawyers say CDCR staff leaked it.

December 1, 2025 – SOLEDAD – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating a homicide that occured on Saturday at Salinas ...

The death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison is being investigated as a homicide, allegedly at the hands of a former ...

A Fresno County man is suspected of homicide after a 26-year-old inmate was found dead in his cell at the Salinas Valley ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the killing of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison on Tuesday. Staff observed inmate Orlando M. Ochoa, 40, allegedly ...

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Three inmates serving life sentences at Salinas Valley State Prison are accused of killing another prisoner during an attack Thursday morning. Officials said prison staff in the recreation yard saw ...

California prison officials are investigating the death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison as a homicide after three other prisoners allegedly attacked him with improvised weapons Thursday ...

Three convicted killers who are serving sentences at Salinas Valley State Prison in Central California are suspected of killing a fellow inmate during an attack Thursday morning. According to the ...