Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island needs more than $100 million in repairs, including decaying concrete ...

"Inmates would always say if the public ever found out what the women's federal penitentiary was all about, there would be a ...

The federal Bureau of Prisons is closing a California lockup that was once home to Al Capone and Charles Manson over concerns ...

Some officials say it’s time to rethink shared quarters for inmates because of the risk of violence and the detriment to ...

A jury awarded a $16.8-million judgment to a doctor who alleged her employer did not respond appropriately to a threat she ...

Advocates say we're the only state without a law requiring release of dying inmates in some circumstances, and will press the ...

Former Dublin federal prison guard Lawrence Gacad will not be trading places with the people he once supervised. Instead, the ex-correctional officer at the now-shuttered Federal Correctional ...

President Trump's Justice Department opposed temporary restraining order, claiming female inmates didn't exhaust their ...

A unique braille program at Folsom State Prison is helping visually impaired children across California and giving inmates a chance to give back.

Four inmates were injured in a riot at California State Prison, Sacramento, on Monday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Officials said the riot happened in the ...

The Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island is closing due to crumbling underground tunnels and other infrastructure problems, authorities said.