1 inmate dead, another wounded at Kern Valley State Prison
An inmate at Kern Valley State Prison died Thursday after an apparent attack with an inmate-manufactured weapon, his cellmate ...
Lawsuit Says California Prisons Are Cheating Inmates on $200 Release Payments
Former inmates are suing the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, alleging the state agency has illegally ...
Inmate dies after stabbing in California prison
The suspect, 55-year-old Scott Lowder, was immediately detained following the alleged stabbing of 36-year-old Steve Gonzalez.
Your guide to Proposition 6, California’s measure to ban involuntary servitude in prisons
Prop. 6 would prohibit jails and prisons from imposing involuntary servitude as punishment. Here’s what you should know about ...
Profligate state stiffs released prisoners
The state spends $15 billion a year on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, with the cost of ...
As sun sets on Biden's term, some inmates pin their hopes on clemency
Michael Montalvo has served 37 years in U.S. federal prison for leading a criminal enterprise that sold tens of millions of ...
Lawyer accused of enabling Mexican Mafia rackets could avoid prison with guilty plea
Gabriel Zendejas Chavez, indicted in an investigation of the Mexican Mafia's rackets in the Los Angeles County jails, pleaded ...
Crime and Public Safety
Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties.
6 myths about California crime as voters now favor this measure on drugs, retail theft
A new poll shows Californians overwhelmingly favor Prop. 36, the November ballot measure that would toughen criminal ...
6 myths about California crime as voters weigh ballot measure on drugs, retail theft
Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties.