# USP Atwater: In the news

Every piece of coverage I've collected on USP Atwater, newest first. Local reporters catch things the BOP (the federal Bureau of Prisons) never announces, so this is often the closest thing to a public record the facility has. Links go to the original outlets.

## 2024

- Aug 21, 2024 [3 facing drug charges following death of Atwater prison employee](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimgFBVV95cUxNRkl3dzl2Z2kzRERhQThLbjVyN0FpYkN6cFNGNEJDZU1wVFN1TnpteTZrYlF4YzBBLUdvcExmMTFOeFYxdXIwY3N6ODVRNHA2YVI0OXAyYV84S2lEM1RkNE5peTkya0o4NzZpSDdHdGV3SEFndkpraWJyZUpGZVZHc3htelZqUjJtVHFJWC1BNHJYUVhXSlFJMEtn0gGfAUFVX3lxTE8ycVBpbHFLdk13dGlFazE5SkYzTkFzS0o0NHM3RHZ0eWVTaTRDNlhHMWxnd0ZJNTAyUlBfUUpScU1nVTRQa0o3NElQSTlzUjViM01LMWVpS3l3dHdGZWdGcVBDTHdQZWl2Y2h1anJ1TGlyRC1uVlZKYmFURW1MTTJGdVNQa29JV1prbV9XdzNjbFJXTEVxWnZyVHRCUUhfbw?oc=5) ABC30 Fresno Other
- Aug 20, 2024 [3 charged after Atwater prison worker dies after opening fentanyl-laced mail](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxNWGRSaVpfVllYeGtCNFdJRXcwNEVqTllnSFlhVXlSSVlMczZoc2Z2a0E0NzlPaEtFTldkWGtHLTVMZEJVSE1lM2FZVDVGd0ZYUUI5WDJsaDk2T2NRR2t3c2NPMHlxSWMyX1FqTlRZTC02MUtONlhlQXFYLVRmcmtuR3hnZGh3Tklqd1piMXFsakVSWFVqM1BpbnVXNjZWQkpWMTVYdFFFbTBXRWPSAbABQVVfeXFMUHVIT2l0RC1GckpYdDNRUGJBdUhMVzJBdzhrYWloMnUzSlF0Y2pONzlhbU82NUpGZGJveEdPSWhDVDRza0NZQ05qdEg5Qmc1bDh0XzV5VE9TcWFhTHlYRW9XMXBaVWliS0lKS294bmxHanhlM1BzTnVBN1hIZU5NVUNsNkxTRkdJN1RQWXRlckdLWElOdFljVnBUOGZhdElRZEdYb1NFUmM5WGlFYkZzZ3A?oc=5) CBS News Other
- Aug 12, 2024 [Atwater federal prison employee dies after exposure to substance in inmate mail](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxOdEpfR1J6aHp4dmlZZGFQUDFpS1A2YUVrdDl4TjRpc05mcVRRYlBVUHFrbDFjdF9ZWUNib3ZrTlh6a1JkZjdXYVhXdW9GbjQySjhUOXhwYmtRQ1ZabjBEcnFCeGhlc3BLcUtGUGRQVVhRU1V0TkFUNEJGeHNsX1RlRm5Ja29lVnllUExocjNpZUpwZjBBdHJ1XzhtYWRNT1c1SlRPS3dCYkFSeEZOQy1RUw?oc=5) thebusinessjournal.com Other
- Aug 11, 2024 [Atwater federal prison employee dies after exposure to substance in inmate mail](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipgFBVV95cUxNWDBSaDhiNTJOaE9jdzFFZFdMUzdhaTJ0X0dKVWh4SUYyX0RiZEhqODNzWncwYzlTa2hTc3FMX2N5a3BPZE9iS2RyWGRQUGxzbTl2UUc2TGR0UHhJOXRjYzRfVmt0eEtKNnJIOVhVZlFfR2pyeHgyRnU5aU5fUXRERVc0b0k3d2NPM3ByWnNCMERtTElvX2htVnNjMGc2eVlpWnV6QU9n?oc=5) The Merced FOCUS Other
- Aug 10, 2024 [Prison worker dies at Atwater Federal Prison in Central Valley; possible fentanyl exposure](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxPcFZpWmtKVVJNaTc0LWVWNXFQdE5VMXc0Y1F0UXcxekdwYlFLcE90SnRZUnltQWZmSk9RZ0lCSUlKNWVSYkUzUmJCbThsQ2l2cXlGUl9USXowd0E3Um03cl9MYUJDX0dxTWRKZktpX1h5WUU4bXl5cE9za0otNkltdndTbjlVNFpwQWhVUUgxUElCNDc3OFN3a0E4SWNGZk5MMW83NmJNUGFHNnROR1owWUtXVDBrNWJkZnFiMTVfd3M?oc=5) Los Angeles Times Other

## 2023

- Oct 29, 2023 [Search underway for prisoner who walked out of Atwater Federal Prison](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipgFBVV95cUxPZ0xtQ1BOZURkaURudUZPcXBvYXZic3dQVklCNk14THJZb0JBRkFBRUtFZVZzWm9WVkttOVdmbnVrNU1lSlRKMWtBc19zeGhGQ2JveE9TTXRfZEswQkRITUhDSTVac1YyeGlqWTZFNmFVbnpyc0tSQTRCMmx5SDRyQV85dWdPMUxOLXNodV8wTnNIa3FIeWFrRlRha2dfYUhvaUdSNE9R0gGrAUFVX3lxTE9NUllpMDFlSHVWNG1ZZFBEYWxfS1FJM2FfaTVYRi1GVVJEcVFKRUREZEdSZFFKcUcwQXRFNUlILUxodkhyVkZjNEhBaVRaLXlMNkJtR0hQN2YtR0pBQmtkU0s0ZTBWR1NHcGsyNFA3VXdGTE1aOEZ5WldPYmVhQ0FUaW5OQ1l0bW9abUg3ZzZMWjRfVTljQ1BZU3VtZ3RyQlYwanQzZ29hczkyUQ?oc=5) ABC30 Fresno

Atwater has a minimum-security satellite camp. If the reporting is describing someone who simply left the camp, 'walked out' is actually the useful detail.

Coverage is collected automatically and reviewed by hand before it lands here. Headlines are the outlets' words, not mine.

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