CDCR NEWS:

Inmate Riot at Kern Valley State Prison
Delano – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced today that approximately 300 inmates began rioting at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP).

NEWS:

California Institutions

Guards quash inmate riot at state prison in Corcoran
Los Angeles Times-- This post has been changed. See the note at the bottom. Guards at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran used pepper spray and other less-than-lethal weapons Tuesday afternoon to break up a riot by inmates, authorities said.

Officials say several inmates hurt in prison riot
The Associated Press-- California prison officials say several inmates were hurt when about 300 inmates rioted Wednesday afternoon at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano.

300 Inmates Riot At Kern Valley State Prison
KERO-- The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Wednesday that approximately 300 inmates rioted at Kern Valley State Prison.

California Parole

Ex-CHP officer denied parole in 1986 murder
The Associated Press-- A former California Highway Patrol officer convicted of murdering a woman motorist while on duty 25 years ago has been denied parole.

Ex-CHP officer who killed San Diego State student to stay behind bars
Los Angeles Times-- The state parole board Wednesday rejected parole for a former California Highway Patrol officer who murdered a San Diego State student in 1986.

REGION: Parole denied for former CHP officer convicted of Cara Knott murder
By Morgan Cook, North County Times-- The former California Highway Patrol officer convicted of murdering a 20-year-old college student was denied parole Wednesday, and it will be 15 years before he is again eligible for parole, authorities said.

Board Denies Parole For Ex-CHP Officer Craig Peyer
10 News-- A parole board Wednesday denied parole for a former California Highway Patrol officer convicted of strangling a 20-year-old San Diego State University student during a 1986 traffic stop.

Counties Struggle With New Probationers
Capital Public Radio-- Thousands of California prisoners are being released to county probation departments with the hope the recidivism rate can be cut in half. That hope has already been dashed in one Sacramento case.

State Probation Transfers To SD County Include Mentally Ill
By Amita Sharma, KPBS-- Some of the 700 prisoners whom the state has transferred to San Diego County probation have mental illnesses. Unlike Los Angeles County, so far San Diego’s psychiatric unit has not been overwhelmed.

CDCR Related

Crime renews lawmaker's concerns about shifting felons to counties
Los Angeles Times-- A Republican lawmaker who opposes shifting supervision of many felons from the state to counties voiced concern Wednesday over the arrest of a Sacramento man this week on sexual assault charges a month after he was released from state prison.