A California jury found that Beth Fischgrund was wrongfully terminated and defamed after she reported an inmate’s violent threat at Salinas Valley State Prison in California.
Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, Calif., in 2017. A former prison psychologist said she was wrongly fired after raising concerns about an inmate’s threat.
Five districts held by Republicans become potential Democratic pickups, but some remain highly competitive. And a number of incumbent lawmakers have easier pathways to re-election.