Correctional Officer Thomas Grady, left, with the Salinas Valley Resource Team, walks through B Ward on March 6, 2025, where murals of comic book characters adorn the walls of the maximum security ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has floated several ideas to stabilize the state’s finances. Some are controversial, some ...
After years of complaints about hot temperatures inside prison cells, California is finally embarking on a plan to cool some cells. But it’s only a test, and it will only help a fraction of inmates.
On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, the voice of Davis Andrew, an inmate at the Sterling Correctional Facility in Colorado, sounded across speakers in prison facilities statewide for the first time. Along with ...
Some officials say it’s time to rethink shared quarters for inmates because of the risk of violence and the detriment to ...
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SACRAMENTO — California has halted a court-ordered medical parole program, opting instead to send its most incapacitated prisoners back to state lockups or release them early. The unilateral ...
More than 1,800 inmates and staff have been infected with the virus. San Quentin State Prison in California has erected tents and is converting a warehouse to treat a coronavirus outbreak that's ...
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As climate change exacerbates the risks of extreme heat across California, the state’s prison officials plan to embark ...