Kern Valley State Prison News

It is a black day. Although many citizens with a loved one in prison faxed in details about CDCr Agency Secretary Matthew Cate's deliberate indifference that has resulted in irreparable harm to prison inmates, the Senate Rules Committee confirmed him anyway.

A 23-year old inmate at Kern Valley State Prison died from several stab wounds sustained during a Wednesday riot involving 38 inmates on the prison's maximum security facility.

DELANO Guards fire rounds during fatal prison riot Prison guards fired live rounds, pepper spray and rubber bullets to quell a riot at Kern Valley State Prison in which one inmate was stabbed to death and 17 others injured, state corrections officials disclosed Thursday.

T hree other inmates were also stabbed, but are expected to recover. C orrectional officers trying to end the riot used everything from pepper spray to rubber bullets, and then lethal rounds.

A riot at Kern Valley State Prison has left one inmate dead and at least 16 others injured.

A fight involving more than three dozen inmates at Kern Valley State Prison has left one prisoner dead and 16 others injured, corrections officials said Thursday.

Victim of apparent homicide NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION DECEDENT'S NAME: Oscar Cruz &nb sp; CASE #: c00564-09 CITY OF RESIDENCE: Delano, CA   ; AGE: 23 Years TYPE OF CASE: Apparent Homicide DATE OF INCIDENT: 03/18/2009 &nb sp; TIME: 1520 hours LOCATION: Kern Valley State Prison DATE OF DEATH: 03/18/2009 &nb sp; ...

Beside a field of tumbleweed in this remote Central Valley town, California opened its newest prison in 2005 with a modern design, innovative security features, and a big environmental problem.

Arsenic levels too high in Kern Valley State Prison's drinking water Reporting from Delano...the state opened its newest prison in 2005 with a modern design, cutting-edge security features and a serious ...

The drinking water at Kern Valley State Prison, located in this Central Valley town, has levels of arsenic exceeding the federal standard, levels that officials have yet to address, according to a December 29 ...

Kern Valley State prison Sgt. A. Sotelo, talks about the problem that the prison faces with cellular phone use by inmates and how they are trying to combat it.