California Gov. Gavin Newsom has floated several ideas to stabilize the state’s finances. Some are controversial, some ...

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

A record number of people are expected to travel within the U.S. for Thanksgiving, be it plane, train or automobile.

Learn how Gov. Gavin Newsom efforts to save state money through prison closures are impacting California's budget deficit and ...

Simply by wiretapping the contraband cellphone of one convicted murderer, authorities were able to seize hundreds of pounds ...

A rape victim of the Golden State Killer says that law enforcement suppressed key evidence that might have saved lives ...

The decision to close the facility, at least temporarily, “is not easy, but is absolutely necessary,” Director William K.

The father of seven-month-old Emmanuel Haro, Jake Mitchell Haro, is currently being housed at Wasco State Prison after being ...

Attorneys from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Stanford Law School filed 18 petitions seeking to reduce the prison terms of ...

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

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 ...

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