Pelican Bay State Prison News

The Del Norte County Grand Jury's Final Report issued last week produced good news along with a healthy dollop of constructive, sometimes scathing, criticism about the twisted path Crescent City has taken to expand its wastewater treatment plant.

A riot Friday afternoon at Pelican Bay State Prison left one inmate seriously injured, while another six had to be treated for minor stab wounds and other injuries.

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The police officer who sources inside City Hall say kicked a gang member in the head after a long car chase Wednesday also owns a clothing company that glorifies gang and prison life.

An inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison who was found bloodied and unconscious in his cell in April died of his injuries earlier this month, officials announced Tuesday.

An inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison is under investigation in connection with the death of his cellmate, officials said.

The Fall Out of Proposition 9 Within the Prison System Considering the Case of Hugo Pinell By Charlie Hinton May 30,2009 Hugo Pinell and his late wife With torture and taxes in the headlines, I ask California taxpayers to consider the case of Hugo Pinell, an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison.

Local community leaders, business owners and many others dreamed of what the ideal Del Norte County would look like at the sixth annual Economic Summit on Saturday at Elk Valley Rancheria.

From: CDCRNews Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 1:20 PM Subject: Two CDCR Veteran Correctional Officers Die in Tragic Accident This Notification is being sent out to all CDCR staff on behalf of CDCR Operations Undersecretary Scott Kernan A tragic accident on April 6, 2009, in Del Norte County led to the death of two veteran CDCR correctional officers.

Kiilu Nyasha, former member of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, hosts a weekly San Francisco TV program, "Freedom Is A Constant Struggle," programs for numerous Bay Area radio stations, and writes for several publications.

Rubber bullets, gas fired in A yard brawl A fight involving more than 20 prisoners at Pelican Bay State Prison was quelled with tear gas and rubber bullets Thursday morning.

The father of missing 8-year-old Sandra Cantu has a criminal past, including methamphetamine problems and time served in Pelican Bay State Prison.

Jose Ramon Garcia, 55, died March 16 in the prison hospital in Butner, N.C., the U.S. Bureau of Prisons said.

Noel Shumway of Larkspur hefts 16-pound steelhead he hooked in the Smith River. THERE IS NOTHING like hooking a big steelhead on the Smith River.

All Things Considered , March 8, 2009 Ernesto Lira spent nearly eight years locked in an isolation unit after California authorities declared he was associated with a violent prison gang.

Del Norte braces for state cuts With a sleeping bag under his arm, state Sen. Lou Correa, D-Anaheim, walks into the Senate at the Capitol in Sacramento on Tuesday.

As many of California's government offices close today for the first of two monthly furlough days that the governor says will help ease the budget crisis, a large portion of Del Norte County's more than 1,700 ...

Officials ask why it's not hauled here Ryan and Rose McGuffin unload trash at the transfer station.

An inmate convicted in the deadly "San Quentin Six" riot of 1971 not only lost his ninth bid for parole this week, but his sentence was extended another 15 years.

Ten members and associates of a ruthless Hispanic street gang that sought to control drug trafficking in crime-riddled South Los Angeles by targeting blacks were convicted Monday on various criminal charges.