On Feb. 4, a Monterey County judge sentenced Tyrell Ainsworth, 33, to 70 years to life in prison plus an additional term of ...

Joseph Mendoza, 36, was stabbed nearly 180 times and died at the Salinas Valley State Prison. Someone on staff captured video of the stabbing and leaked it where it appeared on social media, according ...

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Feb. 13 death of an ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating a homicide at Salinas Valley State Prison after ...

February 14, 2026 – SOLEDAD, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating ...

The family of a Merced inmate fatally stabbed nearly 180 times at a state prison is suing the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for “deliberate indifference” after horrifying ...

The family of a man who was stabbed to death in Salinas Valley State Prison has filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging negligence by the prison’s guards, The family of Joseph Mendoza, stabbed nearly ...

A member of the Salinas-based criminal street gang known as the "Murder Squad" has been sentenced to over 70 years in prison.

The family of an inmate, stabbed nearly 180 times, spoke out about his prison death at a news conference on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The family of 36-year-old Joseph Mendoza has filed a civil rights ...

Family of inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison says they learned he was stabbed nearly 180 times and killed from videos ...

The family of a man who was stabbed to death in Salinas Valley State Prison has filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging negligence by the prison's guards, they said at a press conference held ...