Joseph Mendoza: California man stabbed 180 times in jail; family sues prison as stabbing video goes viral
Joseph Mendoza, a man from Merced, California, was stabbed 180 times in prison in April 2025, and a video of the stabbing was captured by an unidentified individual and shared on social media. Representational. The video went viral, with thousands of views, bringing the Salinas Valley prison authorities in Soledad, California under scrutiny. Now, the … Read more