Back Row (left to right): Estrada, Guardado, Lambert, Villa, Abel , Sapiens, Front Row: Norton, White, Tucker, Hernandez Today is not another run- of-the-mill day in Kern Valley State Prison. The D-Facility Visiting Room is packed full of people, … [Read more...]
Rehabilitative efforts at KVSP
Inmates housed at Kern Valley State Prison’s D-Facility find themselves wedged between clashing cultures. A level IV, 180 design housing, it is one of California’s maximum security prisons. It can be a place filled with violence and negativity, or it … [Read more...]
Kern Valley upgrades smoke detection equipment
Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) is the latest California facility to upgrade its smoke detection technology to improve the safety of inmates and staff. Traditional in-duct smoke detectors are prone to accumulate dirt and dust that can cause the fire … [Read more...]
Prisoners arraigned via Court video
The use of court video arraignments inside California prisons is gaining endorsements and could become a permanent part of the prison system, according to Inside CDCR. Kern County Prison Court (KCPC) is one such video program that serves several … [Read more...]
Kern Valley new at-risk youth E.D.G.E. program
Inmates at Kern Valley State Prison are utilizing their life experiences to help divert at-risk youths from coming to prison. The program is called EDGE (Education, Diversion and Goals to Endeavor). “This program is designed for inmates to interact … [Read more...]