Earthquakes, wildfires and flooding can threaten the safety of millions of people across California — including prison inmates. In 2025, a total of 90,584 inmates were incarcerated at institutions ...

California prison towns made a grim bargain decades ago. They built their economies around an industry that relied on an ever-growing prison population, mostly from California’s major metropolitan ...

A federal investigation has uncovered decades of sexual abuse by staff at two women’s prisons run by the California ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California ‘s prison system has systematically failed to protect incarcerated women from sexual abuse and harassment by guards, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday. The ...

Part of California lawmakers’ adopted $356 billion state budget includes savings from the planned closure of another state prison - one of the few reliable ways to trim the state’s corrections ...

California corrections officials are investigating the killing of a 43-year-old incarcerated man who was allegedly attacked by two other prisoners with an improvised weapon at Salinas Valley State ...

The change comes after the DOJ ordered California to address a culture of sexual abuse and retaliation by staff at the state’s women’s prisons.

Inside a California Prison's Restaurant, Where Workers Get a Second Chance VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Kamiali Abdulsalam, Kami for short, has already been in the kitchen for several hours baking a batch ...

A California bill that would expand organized sports programs in state prisons is now on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk after receiving unanimous support from lawmakers.

VR Headsets Are 'Hope Machines' Inside California Prisons, Offering Escape and Practical Experience CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (AP) — Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades, but he and other inmates ...

Background: Correctional institutions nationwide are seeking to mitigate Covid-19-related risks. Objective: To quantify changes to California’s prison population since the pandemic began and identify ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California prison towns made a grim bargain decades ago. They built their economies around an industry that relied on ...