Ione News

TRUCKEE, Calif. - Margarito Jesus Gar cia is a prison in mate housed at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, Calif., recently moved to Ironwood Prison in Blythe.

A notorious pedophile who preyed on children while a priest in the Diocese of Stockton before serving seven years in California prison is headed for three more years behind bars, this time in his native Ireland.

California prison officials must be ever vigilant to prevent inmates from getting their hands on forbidden stuff – shanks, dope, phones and the like.

Several California cities face thousands of dollars in penalties for failing to disclose just how much their government workers are making on the job.