On Feb. 4, a Monterey County judge sentenced Tyrell Ainsworth, 33, to 70 years to life in prison plus an additional term of ...

Karapet Demirdzhyan of Salinas Valley State Prison died Thursday. His cellmate Mario Martinez is being investigated for the homicide. It's unclear how Demirdzhyan died, or what the motive was. SOLEDAD ...

A former California correctional lieutenant, Matthew L. Madsen, was arrested on federal charges alleging he smuggled cellphones and tobacco to an inmate in exchange for $100,000 in bribes.

The family of Joseph Mendoza has filed a federal lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Salinas Valley ...

A state prison inmate was sentenced this week to 70 years to life in prison for attempting to murder a correctional officer during an attack at Salinas Valley State Prison, the Monterey County ...

A former California state correctional lieutenant was arrested in Greenfield on Monday on suspicion of conspiring to smuggle contraband into a state prison in exchange for money, according to the U.S.

The family of a man who was stabbed to death in Salinas Valley State Prison has filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging negligence by the prison’s guards, The family of Joseph Mendoza, stabbed nearly ...