Criminal justice advocates and formerly incarcerated organizers have criticized Governor Gavin Newsom’s revised state budget ...

A fire broke out early Saturday morning at the state prison in Norco, destroying three structures at the facility. The blaze ...

Over the past few decades, California has been solving fewer and fewer crimes. As of 2022, only 13.2% of serious crimes like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inmates remained on lockdown Thursday at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, Calif. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) ...

A Monterey County man was found dead at the Pelican Bay State Prison. His death is being investigated as a homicide. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Gabriel ...

AND TURN ON THOSE BREAKING NEWS ALERTS. TONIGHT, TWO OFFICERS FROM THE CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON IN FOLSOM ARE IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER THEY SAY AN INMATE ATTACKED THEM. THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SAYS ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Tory Lanez has sued the California prison system, saying he never should have been housed with a fellow inmate who stabbed him 16 times last year. Lanez, 33, whose legal name ...

Canine Companions' service dogs change the lives of people with disabilities on a daily basis. Organization leaders say this program takes it a step further, as it helps the inmates with ...

Californians accused of crimes can receive mental health treatment rather than prison time under a 2018 law. Lawmakers are ...