Usually, when journalists try to get into a prison to talk to inmates, we’re lucky if we’re able to get a few minutes for an interview with a “model prisoner.” But Noel Schwerin talked her way into ...

SOLEDAD -- A Soledad state prison inmate serving life for attempted carjacking and attempted kidnapping died Thursday after an "altercation" with guards, the California Department of Corrections and ...

SOME OF THE INMATES TRAIN DOGS TO HELP VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. THE PROGRAM STARTED IN 20-17. THE DOGS STAY CLOSE TO THE INMATES, WHO ARE ALSO THEIR HANDLERS, DURING THE WEEK. SOLEDAD IS ONE OF ...

SOLEDAD (CBS SF) -- Isaac M. McCuan, who was sentenced to life in prison for a Contra Costa County gang murder, has been stabbed to death in his jail cell, state prison officials announced Saturday.

An inmate was murdered inside a maximum security facility at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, and the identity of his killer remains a mystery, state prison officials said Tuesday.Inmate ...

SOLEDAD (KRON) – A large-scale riot that broke out in a recreation yard at Correctional Training Facility in Soledad on Wednesday is under investigation. The Department of Corrections and ...

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was recently transferred to a prison in Monterey County to continue serving his sentence. The 42-year-old MMA star was sent from Wasco State Prison near ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez was transferred from Wasco State Prison to a facility in Soledad to continue serving his sentence for shooting at a man accused of ...

SOLEDAD, Calif. — Eight inmates are recovering from injuries following a riot at a state prison in Monterey County. Officials say about 200 prisoners got into a fight at the corrections training ...

A reputed gang member who was convicted of conspiring to murder a fellow gang member in San Leandro in 2011 has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a fellow inmate at the Salinas ...

A member of the culinary staff at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad was sentenced to five years in prison for bribery, Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo announced Friday. Flippo said ...