Students who apply for the California Adult Correctional Officers Academy, a partnership between the Kern County Sheriff’s ...

The warden of the California City Correctional Facility (CCCF) in Kern County is pushing back against allegations raised in a ...

Seven people who are currently being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the privately owned California City ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A former Kern County sheriff’s detentions deputy facing felony charges for an alleged drunken driving crash in which his blood alcohol content measured nearly three times ...

CoreCivic opened a 2,560-bed detention center without city permits or hearings. Advocates reported unsafe conditions, medication delays and unprepared staff. City officials face criticism for failing ...

CoreCivic confirms California City ICE facility is operational as of September 2025. This is the third ICE detention center in Kern County and California’s largest. Advocates warn detention expansion ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California gave counties power to inspect ICE detention facilities, but three of four counties haven’t used it ...

Reality Check is a Fresno Bee series holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email [email protected]. California's largest immigration detention center ...