Some California policymakers and prison officials contend that offering more single-occupancy cells might serve the best ...

The family of Joseph Mendoza is hauling the state into federal court, claiming staff at Salinas Valley State Prison stood by ...

Throughout California prisons, outdoor showers were condemned, water hoses in kitchen areas discontinued, and garbage ...

Joseph Mendoza’s death at Salinas Valley State Prison was posted on social media. Lawyers say CDCR staff leaked it.

Jail administrators in L.A., Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties struggle to meet the needs of a population that is ...

A missing hunter is home safe for the holidays thanks to a California State Prison-Corcoran correctional officer and his two buddies. In late October, Correctional Officer A. Miranda and two of ...

Often denied access to the books and materials they need, incarcerated students rely on mutual aid to succeed.

This story originally appeared in the Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 edition of the Lassen County Times. A veteran California ...

SOME OF THE RED INK in California’s budget deficit is coming from unplanned spending in state prisons, according to a new ...

The federal Bureau of Prisons is shutting down its Terminal Island facility near Los Angeles over concerns about crumbling ...

Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total ...

BAYPORT, Minn. — Minnesota Correctional Facility Stillwater looks the same on the outside as it has for decades, an intimidating brick building on the eastern side of the metro. Inside, though, and it ...