Avenal State Prison News

Two people were arrested Monday morning after allegedly trying to smuggle a backpack full of drugs into Avenal State Prison's egg ranch.

Two men are behind bars, accused of attempting to smuggle contraband and illegal substances into Avenal State Prison.

Five years after Delvon Jackson was told he had to undergo domestic violence counseling, the imprisoned felon may finally get the help the court says he needs -- or as much as four more years behind bars.

The Bakersfield Police Department is asking the public to be on the look out for a sex offender who has not re-registered. Eliezer Diaz is required to register as a result of a 1988 conviction for lewd/lascivious acts with a child under 14.

A registered sex offender has failed to reregister as a sex offender and is wanted by the Bakersfield Police Department.

South Carolina prison officials say guards had to tear gas a cell block at a maximum security prison after inmates started fighting.

Avenal State Prison remains on lockdown following a riot that broke out earlier this week and will stay on lockdown until officials believe it is safe to relax restrictions, a prison official said Wednesday.

A valley prison remains on lockdown after a series of fights between rival Latino gangs.At least 24 inmates from the Avenal State Prison were sent to the hospital -- several with stab wounds.The fights started around 8:30 PM Monday night in a prison yard and quickly spread through four of the six dormitory areas.Guards confiscated dozens of ...

A California prison was under lockdown Tuesday as administrators investigated a riot involving rival Latino gangs that sent 24 inmates to hospitals, one in serious condition.

Sixteen Arizona corrections employees have been fired, suspended or otherwise disciplined for their roles in the death of an inmate left in an outdoor holding cell for four hours in triple-digit heat and for a 'wait-them-out' practice at the prison where she died.

An outbreak of violence caused by Latino gangs at Avenal State Prison in Central California left nearly a dozen inmates hospitalized today, including one in serious condition, officials said.

On a quest for a better alternative to fast food and gas station cafes, and armed with a curiosity for old California towns, I came across the small city of Avenal during a recent road trip.

A former Durham resident convicted in 1981 for the strangulation murder of his wife a year earlier will seek release Sept.

Bess Christensen, a longtime volunteer at Lompoc Museum, was closing up on a Sunday afternoon in late April 1995 when a man appeared suddenly at her office door.

An inmate riot at Avenal State Prison sent one man to the hospital over the weekend.

The H1N1 virus has reached Avenal State Prison. Prison officials have identified at least one inmate with the virus.

A Fresno man will go on trial for murder later this week, more than 30 years after police say he stabbed a woman while she was taking a walk near her own home.

It didn't take long for Najee Ali to start advocating again - even behind bars. This time it's for the early release of California's nonviolent prisoners, specifically himself.

An Avenal State Prison worker was arrested Saturday morning, after he turned himself into Clovis Police.

There was a riot today in Yard 2 of California's Avenal State Prison, in Kings County.