California paid $20 million to cut prison costs. Where does it hope to save?

Instead of closing another prison, the Newsom administration is hoping to cut prison spending by reducing costs associated ...
Opinion

Paying for prison beds we don’t need doesn’t keep California safe

California needs to close more state prisons. Reviewing Newsom’s May Revision makes that impossible to ignore. The May Revision, Newsom’s annual revised budget proposal, gives ...
Government Executive

Bureau of Prisons to ‘suspend operations’ at California penitentiary

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons said Tuesday that it will suspend operations at a California prison, following the news that “chunks” of concrete have begun falling from the decaying ceilings of ...

California’s misguided question: whether or not to close prisons

But debates about the fiscal impacts of prisons miss the bigger picture issue: California’s continued high crime levels, most ...

3 structures destroyed by fire at California state prison

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

California created havens for gang ‘dropouts.’ It made prisons even more violent

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A system designed to protect state inmates has led to increased violence involving so-called ‘dropout’ gangs of ...

California State Prison inmates raise service dogs as part of rehabilitation program

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 ...