A California bill expanding organized sports programs in state prisons is set to take effect next year. How the state plans ...

As California closes state prisons, rural towns like Susanville and Blythe struggle with lost jobs, shrinking populations and uncertain economic futures.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inmates remained on lockdown Thursday at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, Calif. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) ...

Richard Buchanan, a reputed member of the Mexican Mafia from San Diego, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Kern Valley ...

California’s move to reduce criminal punishments and mandate rehabilitation instead of prison sentences has led to prison populations shrinking enough to allow the state to close one of its facilities ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California ‘s prison system has systematically failed to protect incarcerated women from sexual abuse and harassment by guards, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday. The ...

FILE: Growing Tulare Lake cuts off 6th Avenue south of Corcoran in Kings County. (Courtesy DWR) In 2023, amid record-breaking rain and snow, two prisons in the southern San Joaquin Valley faced a ...

VR Headsets Are 'Hope Machines' Inside California Prisons, Offering Escape and Practical Experience CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (AP) — Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades, but he and other inmates ...

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 bill that would expand organized sports programs in state prisons is now on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk after receiving unanimous support from lawmakers.

California Prisons Have Life-Saving Addiction Treatment. Doctors Say Parole Board Is Undermining It California’s parole board is using unreliable drug test results in decisions about releasing ...

Some California state lawmakers want to make it six. They're pointing to a new analysis that shows the state's incarcerated population has fallen so dramatically that California can close another ...