Joseph Mendoza was killed by two fellow inmates of Salinas Valley State Prison, shown here, on April 8. Mendoza’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against prison officials. Renée C. Byer ...

The death of a Yolo County man at Salinas Valley State Prison this week is being investigated as a homicide, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Wednesday. Israel M.

SALINAS – John Lydon, a 52-year-old inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison, was sentenced to life in prison without a possibility of parole for murdering a fellow inmate, the District Attorney’s office ...

Steve Kerr, Draymond Green apologized for mid-game blowup, Warriors coach says; Kerr appreciates beauty in the struggle of 'fading dynasty' Death anniversary: What to expect and how to cope, according ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars to fill vacant medical and mental health positions at prisons and ...

Patients at the Central Coast’s Atascadero State Hospital walk the halls in 2006. Due to COVID, patients have at times been confined to their units, but still mingle in bathrooms, the dining hall and ...

An inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison was sentenced to life behind bars for the murder of a fellow convict -- his third such slaying in 20 years, prosecutors said. John Joseph Lydon, 52, received ...

Despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars to fill vacant medical and mental health positions at prisons and state hospitals, California has little to show for it, according to a new report from ...

Despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars to fill vacant medical and mental health positions at prisons and state hospitals, California has little to show for it, according to a new report from ...