Former inmates are suing the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, alleging the state agency has illegally ...
On Sept. 4, the Justice Department announced it had opened an investigation into allegations that correctional officers sexually abused female inmates at two state-run California prisons.
Here are the morning's top stories on Friday, September 20, 2024… Thousands of Californians serving jail time are legally ...
The suspect, 55-year-old Scott Lowder, was immediately detained following the alleged stabbing of 36-year-old Steve Gonzalez.
The wife of a California inmate will receive $5.6 million after being sexually violated during a strip search when she tried to visit her husband in prison, her attorneys said Monday. After ...
Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties.
Are California Prisons Stiffing Inmates on $200 Release Payments? Lawsuit Says They Are John Vaesau was counting on the $200 he was entitled to by law upon leaving Folsom State Prison in June ...
Christina Cardenas was subject to a strip search by prison officials and another strip search by a male doctor who sexually violated her, a lawsuit said.
If more people end up in California prisons under Proposition 36, it could slash funding for rehabilitation programs and ...
A convicted child molester was found dead inside his cell on Tuesday at San Quentin state prison in Marin County. Inmate Mark ...