The death in April of an inmate at the state prison in Tehachapi has resulted in a charge of first-degree murder against his ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating a homicide after an inmate died on September 9, 2025 at California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation identified inmate accused of stabbing rapper Tory Lanez in a Tehachapi prison 14 times as 42-year-old Santino Casio. CDCR said on Monday, ...

More than a dozen state prison facilities — including four in Kern County — have been placed under a higher-than-normal level of restrictions following high rates of inmate violence and contraband.