"CDCR and the corrections budget in general has been a black hole, a money pit," said Brian Kaneda, CURB's deputy director.

Two U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement detention centers in the San Joaquin Valley have experienced a surge in ...

Two former prison facilities in Kern County could soon augment the federal government’s immigrant detention capacity as the ...

A budget deficit prompted state lawmakers to trim — but not eliminate — funding for a pilot program that will pay for air ...

Gregory Rodriguez, 57, was convicted in January of sexually assaulting nine inmates at the women’s prison in Chowchilla.

Samuel Bond Haskell, 37, was arrested in November 2023 in connection with the killings of his wife, Mei Haskell, her mother, ...

Methodology. To identify the biggest prisons in California and how crowded they are, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed inmate counts in 32 of the state’s adult correctional institutions.

The California Correctional Center in Susanville, a rural town whose residents depend on jobs at the minimum-security state prison to sustain their economy.

California prisons have struggled with overcrowding and were ordered by the Supreme Court in 2011 to release inmates, which has put pressure on the county jails, leading to violence and deaths.

Opinion: If California opts for smaller prison changes, rehabilitation must remain priority It’s vital to help prisoners develop goals for dealing with trauma, substance use, gang affiliation ...