Gavin Newsom shouldn’t expect much pushback from the next city in line to lose a state prison.Norco, in Riverside County, for ...

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

Shuantae R. Taylor allegedly attacked two prison officers when they entered his cell during an inspection, officials said.

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

From politics to economics, closing old or bad prisons is not always straightforward. Even some incarcerated people have mixed emotions.

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

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation had restricted inmate movements and suspended privileges at 21 prisons because of a statewide surge in violence.

Joe Loya robbed some 24 banks across Southern California. Since leaving prison, he’s been counseling other offenders – and ...

The last restrictions on March 8 were placed on nearly a dozen prisons due to a “surge in violence against staff and incarcerated people.” They ended on April 11.

Some fear court-ordered integration in prisons may trigger racial violence. July 1, 2008— -- When an inmate who is not black enters Will Williams' cell for the first time at San Quentin State ...