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.

The antennas atop Loma Prieta’s peak, top, rise into the sky as cows graze, at bottom, in Scotts Valley in this view from Scotts Valley High School. Loma Prieta is the highest point in the Santa Cruz ...

The controversial plans to possibly close several state prison facilities, as a cost cutting move, continue to make headlines ...