A California bill expanding organized sports programs in state prisons is set to take effect next year. How the state plans ...

Years of reform have reshaped California’s state prison system. The next governor must decide what comes next as costs continue to rise.

Richard Buchanan, a reputed member of the Mexican Mafia from San Diego, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Kern Valley ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This sto ry was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Five California correctional officers who were accused of sexually assaulting incarcerated people over the last dozen ...

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.

A California correctional officer stands at a gate on the grounds of Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, in July 2021. Andrew Kuhn akuhn@mercedsun-star.com California spends a lot of money running its ...

More than a dozen current and formerly incarcerated women spoke to KQED about a pattern of sexual abuse and retaliation that persists at the largest women’s prison in California.

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 ...

California Prisons Have Life-Saving Addiction Treatment. Doctors Say Parole Board Is Undermining It California’s parole board is using unreliable drug test results in decisions about releasing ...