Nick Jacobson won a settlement after sepsis nearly killed him in jail. Now he's using that money to help other inmates access ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. – Authorities in California say six inmates, including a man charged with murder, used a “homemade rope” to escape a jail over the weekend. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)—California counties are housing more than 1,100 inmates on long-term sentences in jails designed for stays of a year or less, according to the first report detailing the growth ...

Deputies on routine rounds found Brandon Pleffner, 44, unconscious and unresponsive in his cell shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday.

Authorities identified Brandon Pleffner as the inmate found dead at San Diego Central Jail, with cause of death pending.

(KRON) — A suspected killer remains at-large after he was mistakenly released from jail in California, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said. The man’s whereabouts are unknown. Deputies ...

SANTA ANA, CA -- Three jail inmates, including a suspected murderer, escaped from a California jail, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Hossein Nayeri, 37, Jonathan Tieu, 20, and Bac ...

A report by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department that found no "substantiated" allegations of rape or sexual abuse filed by ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Brock Turner, the former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting a young woman on campus, was handed a package by guards as he exited a California jail on ...

On Nov. 10 1936, San Mateo County police made a public announcement that seemed too audacious to be true: A former Alcatraz ...