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Soledad inmate serving life sentence dies after fighting officers.
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Soledad inmate serving life sentence dies after fighting officers.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Mar 22, 2024

An inmate of the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad died March 21 following a fight with officers.

Salinas Valley State Prison inmate death being investigated as homicide.
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Salinas Valley State Prison inmate death being investigated as homicide.

  • Kyarra Harris
  • Dec 27, 2022

The death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison is being investigated as a homicide. 

Monterey County Covid-19 numbers make a huge jump due to backlogs from prisons and general public.
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Monterey County Covid-19 numbers make a huge jump due to backlogs from prisons and general public.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 18, 2020

Opening up today's Monterey County Covid-19 Daily Situation Report probably dropped a few jaws and caused some people to do a double take. The…

Salinas Valley State Prison inmate suspected of killing cellmate.
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Salinas Valley State Prison inmate suspected of killing cellmate.

  • Pam Marino
  • Feb 14, 2018

It’s a spin on a locked room murder mystery, except in this case there’s only one suspect—an inmate at the Salinas Valley State Prison who all…

Inside Soledad prison: A documentary about race, humanity.
Arts & Culture

Inside Soledad prison: A documentary about race, humanity.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Nov 26, 2015

A new documentary follows a white mafioso (John Piccirillo), a black ex-gangbanger (Sam Lewis) and a veteran prison warden (Ben Curry) prepari…

May your dreams soar bigger than the sun and your life sing like happy dolphins.
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May your dreams soar bigger than the sun and your life sing like happy dolphins.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Jun 4, 2015

• It was looking like the Carmel Valley Library, housed in the onetime Buckeye Restaurant, might have to move after the 4,300-square foot buil…

Six alleged gang members arrested in multi-city bust.
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Six alleged gang members arrested in multi-city bust.

  • NIC COURY - MCW
  • Apr 16, 2015

 

Federal lawsuits filed by the families of two inmates who died in county lockups.
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Federal lawsuits filed by the families of two inmates who died in county lockups.

  • David Schmalz
  • Dec 31, 2014

In the last two weeks, the families of two inmates who died in custody in Monterey County have filed federal lawsuits. The picture portrayed i…

Local Spin | Opinion

The most intense stories of the year, part 1

  • Mary Duan
  • Dec 25, 2014

Tons to cover and not a lot of space, so here is my year in review, part one, featuring my five most compelling stories from January through July, in no particular order...

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