BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — California prison officials said two inmates attacked and killed another inmate Wednesday afternoon at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano. The California Department of ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An inmate serving a sentence for human trafficking of a child was allegedly killed by his cellmate at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano. California Department of ...

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said it is searching for an inmate that escaped custody late Saturday night. Officials said, ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified an inmate who died in Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility less than two weeks after being arrested as 46-year-old Jodi Lynn Gaddis of Tehachapi. Gaddis was arrested ...

An inmate was killed Thursday at Kern Valley State Prison during an attack by three other inmates, correctional officials said. Louis J. Bachicha was assaulted about 6:30 p.m. in a recreational room ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The U.S. Embassy in Mexico is offering a $35,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of an escaped inmate who killed a police officer in Mexico. The reward comes ...

DELANO, Calif. -- An inmate convicted of first-degree murder in Los Angeles County escaped police custody in Kern County on Monday, according to the California Department of Corrections and ...

UPDATE (Sept. 22, 2025): The Kern County Sheriff’s Office identified the escaped inmate as Francisco Garcia, 23. Garcia was previously convicted of two counts of attempted homicide, and firearms ...