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

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons said Tuesday that it will suspend operations at a California prison, following the news that “chunks” of concrete have begun falling from the decaying ceilings of ...

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been sentenced to three more months in prison for violating his supervised release terms in a New ...

A man alleged to be the founder and leader of a Haitian gang has been sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating the ...

If you’re serving hard time inside a California prison, you’ll often find yourself stuck in a cramped cell with a complete stranger. You hang a bedsheet to manufacture the semblance of privacy between ...

A jury awarded a $16.8-million judgment to a California prison doctor who alleged her employer did not respond appropriately to a threat she received from an incarcerated person. The case centered on ...

California is staring down at a major budget problem and the numbers are only getting worse. According to the Legislative Analyst’s Office, the state is projected to face an $18 billion deficit next ...

Prison gang executes a daring bank heist and evades capture. New disclosures show Trump bought bonds affected by government policy changes The Standoff That Brought the Big Ten’s $2.4 Billion Deal to ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif — In 2002, a San Bernardino criminal judge sentenced a Black man to 35 years to life for reaching into an open car window and snatching a purse from the front seat. The man, ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Seven detainees at an immigration detention center in California City have sued U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

A federal jury found five MS-13 members guilty of a conspiracy involving six brutal murders to boost their gang status. New ‘cash law’ could change shopping for millions Ford workers told their CEO ...

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