A former Northern California prison lieutenant was arrested Monday on federal charges accusing him of smuggling contraband into a state prison in exchange for about $100,000 from an inmate, federal ...

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 ...

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

Joseph Mendoza, 36, was stabbed nearly 180 times and died at the Salinas Valley State Prison. Someone on staff captured video of the stabbing and leaked it where it appeared on social media, according ...

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

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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joseph Mendoza, 36, was stabbed nearly 180 times and died at the Salinas Valley State Prison. Someone on staff captured video of ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating an inmate homicide that occured at Salinas Valley State Prison on Thursday. Staff were alerted around 6:15 a.m. when they ...