A new California bill seeks to prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from forcing inmates to work.

A federal judge in Sacramento has put control of California prisons' mental health programs into a rare receivership, overseen by former Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters.

California has inked a contract to pay up to $315 million to a company that has sued the state multiple times in recent years ...

By Lysée Mitri Click here for updates on this story AMADOR COUNTY, California (KCRA) — A four-time convicted killer was allowed to have private family visits in prison. Now, there is a murder ...

One man is dead after a homicide at Wasco State Prison on Friday, according to officials with the California Department of ...

An inmate who escaped from a Los Angeles facility was apprehended by authorities Saturday night. Delina Phillips, 27, was serving her sentence at the Female Community Reentry Program facility ...

The 32-year-old suspect is serving a life sentence for a 2015 murder plus 51 years for attempted murder and robbery.

High-security prisons across California have tightly restricted movement ... Asked for more information about the restrictions, CDCR spokesperson Terri Hardy said only that officials are ...

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California corrections officials say high-security ... Asked for more information about the restrictions, CDCR spokesperson Terri Hardy said only that officials are conducting a “comprehensive ...

(AP Photo/Ric Francis,File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] High-security prisons across California have tightly restricted ... Asked for more information about ...