A 36-year-old man was stabbed nearly 180 times at a California state prison and someone inside captured video of the gruesome death before leaking it to the outside, where it went viral on social ...

The family of Joseph Mendoza has filed a federal lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Salinas Valley State Prison, alleging that officials failed to protect him during a fatal ...

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. California ...

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Feb. 13 death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide. At ...

On Feb. 4, a Monterey County judge sentenced Tyrell Ainsworth, 33, to 70 years to life in prison plus an additional term of five years, both consecutive to the life sentence he is currently serving ...

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez received an emotional homecoming as family members gathered outside Salinas ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison is being investigated as a homicide, allegedly at the hands of a former Valley resident. The California Department of ...