A violent assault on a correctional officer at Sierra Conservation Center has thrown California’s prison reform strategy into ...

In a Legislature dominated by Democrats who often shelve Republican tough-on-crime proposals, the approval from the Senate ...

A new budget request would allow the Office of the Inspector General to monitor 350 of an estimated 2,400 staff sexual ...

A prosecutor in California slammed a plan to build a rehabilitation center to replace San Quentin State Prison, saying the ...

Convicted murderer Cesar Hernandez allegedly killed Abigail Esparza Reyes, a member of Mexico's "Gringo Hunters," in a shootout last week.

Maybe it's just a sign of our angry and divided times, but I'm finding that critics often don't read past the headline or the ...

Hernandez, 34, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 80 years to life in prison, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He was on his way to Kern ...

Erik and Lyle Menendez have spent most of their lives in prison. Their attorneys say they have spent that time getting fully ...

However, recent reports from Singh’s own office show core aspects of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s grievance and investigatory process are deficient ...

California lawmakers are pushing to create more oversight at women's prisons, which face thousands of sexual misconduct and assault complaints.