It was 3:30 in the afternoon — count time on housing unit 5A at U.S. Penitentiary Atwater. Jose Rivera was a half-hour short of finishing his shift. He had just announced the count, ordering the ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Three people have been arrested following an investigation into the death of a correctional officer at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atwater, federal prosecutors announced ...

ATWATER -- A controversial decision by U.S. Penitentiary Atwater's warden to shut down six of seven security towers has raised safety concerns among some correctional officers at the high-security ...

ATWATER -- A correctional officer at U.S. Penitentiary Atwater was taken to a hospital Tuesday afternoon after being assaulted by an inmate. The assault is under investigation, said Miguel Chavez, ...

ATWATER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — Questions continue at the United States Penitentiary in Atwater following the death of a worker at the penitentiary. Thursday, a closed memorial service was held to honor ...

A federal inmate accused of murdering Correctional Officer Jose Rivera at U.S. Penitentiary Atwater has failed in his efforts to dismiss the indictment or exclude the death penalty. But in a new ...

The U.S. Penitentiary at Atwater is one of 10 Federal Bureau of Prisons institutions in California. Merced Sun-Star A 32-year-old Merced man and cook at the U.S. Penitentiary Atwater has been indicted ...

Two civilians and an inmate were indicted for a drug smuggling attempt that resulted in the death of a correctional officer at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atwater. A letter sent to the prison was laced ...

Inside each of USP Atwater's 12 housing units, one correctional officer is typically alone with at least 100 inmates, the officers said. The housing units are separated and configured in such a way ...

A federal inmate accused of murdering Correctional Officer Jose Rivera at U.S. Penitentiary Atwater has failed in his efforts to dismiss the indictment or exclude the death penalty. But in a new ...