A system designed to protect state inmates who wish to leave gangs has backfired, leading to increased violence fueled by ...

Kamiali Abdulsalam, Kami for short, has already been in the kitchen for several hours baking a batch of 100 sugar cookies when he pulls out chilled dough for another round — which will be cut into the ...

Two New York men serving 10-year prison sentences for their parts in the Jan. 6 riot five years ago were among nearly 1,600 ...

Patients at the Central Coast’s Atascadero State Hospital walk the halls in 2006. Due to COVID, patients have at times been confined to their units, but still mingle in bathrooms, the dining hall and ...

This sto ry was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Five California correctional officers who were accused of sexually assaulting incarcerated people over the last dozen ...

A California man who was sentenced to six years in prison for a rape he did not commit has been exonerated after 40 years. On Nov. 8, 1982, a young woman was riding her bicycle in Simi Valley when she ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars to fill vacant medical and mental health positions at prisons and ...

A high-ranking Mexican drug cartel leader accused of faking his death to avoid capture was sentenced Thursday to more than 11 years in U.S. prison for his money laundering role in one of his home ...

California used to be the place where people went to chase dreams. Today, it’s the place where fiscal discipline goes to die. The Golden State, which is home to Hollywood glitz, Silicon Valley ...

A powerful storm carrying a strong atmospheric river laid siege to California over the last several days — setting records in parts of the state — with evacuations orders still ongoing Thursday ...

Floodwaters swept Shasta County on Sunday, killing at least one person. Forecasters warned that Central California would receive heavy rain later in the week. By Jin ...

Marcy, N.Y. — Eleven New York state corrections officers were taken to a hospital as a precaution after a fire Tuesday at a state prison in Marcy, officials said. The fire in a prison cell was ...