Jail and Corrections

17+ hour, 39+ min ago   (454+ words) Bruce Davis, reportedly the right-hand-man of Charles Manson, has died in a California prison hospital at age 83. Davis was convicted of murdering Gary Hinman and Donald “Shorty” Shea, a movie stuntman. Hinman’s murder, in July of 1969, preceded the bloodbath for…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (167+ words) The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the death of an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison as a homicide. On Thursday evening, staff responded to a medical emergency call and found Rene B. Lopez unresponsive inside a housing…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (313+ words) CRESCENT CITY – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death of an incarcerated person at Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) as a homicide. On Sept. 17, 2026, at approximately 6 p.m., staff responded to a medical emergency call and found…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (432+ words) Updated on: September 18, 2026 / 6:17 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento Wesley Shermantine, one half of the notorious "Speed Freak Killers," has died in prison while serving a death sentence for four murders tied to a yearslong killing spree in the San Joaquin Valley....

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (28+ words) CBS News Wesley Shermantine, San Joaquin County's "Speed Freak Killer," dies in prison at 60...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (134+ words) A Bakersfield woman died Monday night while in custody at Lerdo jail, the Kern County coroner’s office reported Friday. Kristina Michelle Riley, age 42, was found unresponsive at 9:54 p.m. the agency said in a news release Friday. The Kern…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (501+ words) Lawyer for victims' families suspects parole board has been pressured into doing proper due diligence first Killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo — a.k.a. Paul Teale — will have a few more months to rehearse his latest attempt to slip from what…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (44+ words) Santa Fe County officials are looking to support formerly incarcerated residents by connecting them with the resources necessary to successfully re-enter society. Santa Fe County officials are looking to support formerly incarcerated residents by connecting them with the resources necessary…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (117+ words) The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a man at the Northern Branch Jail in Santa Maria. Sheriff's officials say a custody deputy found the 68-year-old man unresponsive in his bed shortly after noon on Tuesday....

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (411+ words) When wildfires break out across Idaho, there’s a lot of work happening behind the scenes to support the firefighters on the front lines. Some of that work is being done by people serving time through the Idaho Department of Correction’s…...