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

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 ...

Inmates are not given access to the internet, but they can use educational apps, audiobooks, communication tools and ...

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

TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE JUSTICE OCCURS IN THIS CASE. OTHER NEWS RIGHT NOW, FOUR INMATES WERE INJURED IN A PRISON RIOT THAT BROKE OUT IN FOLSOM. THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SAYS IT HAPPENED AT ...

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

California inmates are dying of drug overdoses at nearly triple the national rate and it's unclear whether the tough steps state officials took this year to stop illicit drugs from getting into ...

SOLEDAD, Calif. - A former California state correctional lieutenant was arrested Monday on federal charges alleging he smuggled cellphones and tobacco to an inmate in exchange for $100,000 in bribes.

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 ...