The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has announced the permanent closure of the California ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom moved to close five state prisons because of the state’s falling incarcerated population. The next one in line is in Riverside County.

Nearly 1,200 employees work at the California Rehabilitation Center, which CDCR said Monday would be closed in 2026.

Even in California, where prison access to technology and research resources is better than average, students regularly face ...

A veteran correctional lieutenant is taking legal action against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, ...

State law now limits "one-year-to-life" sentences. But many are still suck in prison for very small violations ...

Federal officials recently visited Alcatraz as part of the president's efforts to reopen the historic site as a prison. How did we get here?

Venezuelans make up the largest share of migrants deported to third countries since President Donald Trump returned to the ...

What have California leaders said about Alcatraz reopening as a prison? Newsom told CBS Sacramento that Trump’s plan was a “colossally bad fiscal idea.” ...

The former music mogul is set to be sentenced on October 3 and could face up to 10 years in prison for each charge ...