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

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

Charges have been filed against two Colorado Department of Corrections employees. According to complaints filed in Colorado's ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Building 38 at San Quentin State Prison was demolished to make room for the rehabilitation center. The state agency said the rehab ...

After voters approved Proposition 36 last year, some Republican lawmakers are seeing greater support for tougher parole rules.

Hernandez escaped from the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as he was being transported to a courthouse in Delano, California on Dec. 2, prison officials said ...

John Cribari and Nathan Oldorf both face two felony charges of forging public records and one misdemeanor charge of official ...

Two employees with the Colorado Department of Corrections were placed on leave in February and are facing criminal charges of ...

We are deeply concerned about further delay in implementing protections for children online. That is why, today, my office ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez have lived more time behind bars than free. Since their arrest over 35 years ago ...

the state’s food and agriculture department said. California is the largest importer among all U.S. states and imported more than $491 billion in goods last year, according to the news release.