A “strong smell of smoke” inside Pitchess Detention Center has prompted a response from firefighters Thursday morning. Around 11:15 a.m. Thursday, firefighters received reports of a structure fire at the Pitchess Detention Center in the 29300 block of The Old Road in Castaic, said Franklin Lopez, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. UPDATE: The smoke was from a ...

Several inmates from the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic were hospitalized Friday afternoon due to medical emergencies. At 2:30 p.m. Friday, emergency responders begin receiving reports of multiple medical emergencies at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department Public Information Officer Jonathan Matheny. “All individuals are being transported to the hospital,” Matheny said. At ...

At least 30 individuals, including deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, have been injured at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic after a possible riot. UPDATE (5:20p.m.): Nine people have been transported to a local hospital for non life-threatening injuries, six deputies, one Custody Assistant, and two inmates according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. In a statement ...

One death and two overdoses were reported Monday at the Pitchess Detention Center in Santa Clarita which brought the recent string of drug overdoses at the facility to at least 12 within the last several months, officials said.  Around 11:55 p.m. Monday, emergency responders received reports of a medical emergency at the Santa Clarita Pitchess Detention Center on the 29000 ...

Three Santa Clarita inmates from Pitchess Detention Center were hospitalized Wednesday after overdosing, and two of them are alive due to the help of fellow inmates utilizing Naloxone, also known as Narcan. Around 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday, deputies assigned to work the North County Correctional Facility (NCCF) in Castaic were alerted of two inmates in medical distress, according to a ...

Over 100 inmates at Pitchess Detention Center were involved in a large-scale altercation early Saturday morning, with two sent to the hospital, officials said. About 160 inmates at the detention center’s North County Correctional Facility (NCCF) were involved in a disturbance, according to Deputy Joanna Warren with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.  The cause of the incident is ...

28 additional Santa Clarita Valley coronavirus cases have been confirmed Wednesday afternoon, bringing the case total to over 4,400, officials said. A backlog of cases throughout Los Angeles County confirmed last week continued Wednesday, resulting in an underreporting of new cases, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. As of Wednesday, a total of 4,457 cumulative cases ...

47 additional Santa Clarita Valley coronavirus cases have been confirmed Wednesday afternoon, bringing the case total to nearly 4,000, officials said. As of Wednesday, a total of 3,975 cumulative cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Santa Clarita Valley since testing began in March, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. These include: 1,878 in the ...

The Equestrian Fire in Castaic broke out near Pitchess Detention Center early Monday morning, with the “potential to threaten” several nearby structures. https://www.facebook.com/austindave/videos/360687448239144/   UPDATE (12:00 p.m.): The Equestrian Fire in Castaic has reached about 70 percent containment, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Some units have been released, with another assessment with the units needed set for 2 p.m. Monday. UPDATE ...

Over half of all Santa Clarita Valley coronavirus cases are at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic as of Monday, officials said. At least 951 coronavirus cases have been confirmed at two facilities at Pitchess Detention Center, making up just over 60 percent of the 1,577 total cases across the Santa Clarita Valley as of June 1, according to the Los ...