In August, ICE began housing immigrant detainees at the former state prison about an hour and a half east of Bakersfield. The ...

Federal authorities plan to open the largest immigration detention center in California at a former state prison in a Kern County desert town about an hour southeast of Bakersfield. It’s not ...

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The dream of some Norco city leaders to reclaim the grounds of a 100-year-old resort where the rich and famous once lounged moved closer to reality after the California Department of Corrections and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California’s largest ICE detention center, a former prison in the Mojave Desert, faces complaints of poor ...

SOME OF THE RED INK in California’s budget deficit is coming from unplanned spending in state prisons, according to a new ...

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 ...

Throughout California prisons, outdoor showers were condemned, water hoses in kitchen areas discontinued, and garbage disposal usage ceased. Numerous drinking fountains were turned off, and ice ...

Immigrant rights activists are warning that the Trump administration is transporting immigration detainees to a private prison in the California desert that is operating illegally and could put ...