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Madera

American  
[muh-dair-uh] / məˈdɛər ə /

noun

  1. a city in central California.


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Gen. Harmeet Dhillon — who heads the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division — said investigators will look into “widely reported allegations of deprivation of female prisoners’ rights” at the Central California Women’s Facility in Madera County and the California Institution for Women in San Bernardino County.

From Los Angeles Times

Christian Parmelee Edwards, 44, was taken into custody March 19 at his home at 50730 Granite Butte Way, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times

Edwards was booked into the Madera County Jail, where he is being held on $75,000 bond, jail records state.

From Los Angeles Times

That previous loan program afforded then-closed Madera Community Hospital $57 million, allowing it to reopen in March 2025.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s the only hospital in Madera County.

From Los Angeles Times