Two inmates in a California state prison are being investigated for the alleged murder of a third inmate in one of the facility’s yards on Sunday, officials with the California Department of ...

California prison officials are investigating the fatal stabbing of inmate Mario Ramos at Calipatria State Prison following a violent two-on-one attack in the prison yard.

A recent "surge in violence" at California state prisons culminated in two inmate deaths. Both men were from the Inland Empire.

Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate found with stab wounds Friday morning after an alleged attack by two other inmates at a California prison in Lassen County. The deadly stabbing, ...

Joseph Mendoza was killed by two fellow inmates of Salinas Valley State Prison, shown here, on April 8. Mendoza’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against prison officials. Renée C. Byer ...