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

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.

Adel Ramos admitted killing police rookie Tara O’Sullivan in a 2019 ambush, but a prior jury deadlocked on his sentence.

A Sacramento Superior Court judge sentenced a convicted man to 400 years to life in prison for sexually abusing four girls, ...

Sacramento State's Reintegration Academy helps formerly incarcerated individuals transition back into society.

SACRAMENTO, CA - High-security prisons across California have implemented strict movement, communication, and visitation ...

A mass murderer strangled his wife during a conjugal visit in his California prison, according to prosecutors.

A federal judge has named a receiver to run California’s troubled prison mental health system. Colette Peters, a reformist ...

After 35 years of failing reports and climbing suicide rates, a federal judge is appointing an outsider to propose fixes for ...

A woman who died while visiting her husband at Mule Creek State Prison last year was strangled to death, the Amador County Sheriff’s Office said. According to the California ...