“CDCR and the corrections budget in general has been a black hole, a money pit,” said Brian Kaneda, CURB’s deputy director.

Andrew Hall, the former Contra Costa County sheriff's deputy who served a prison sentence for assault in a 2018 on-duty killing, seems poised to have the conviction scrubbed from his record. That's ...

Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) announced the agency will rename the Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility to the Red Rock Correctional Center upon finalizing ...

A budget deficit prompted state lawmakers to trim — but not eliminate — funding for a pilot program that will pay for air ...

Bianchi pleaded guilty to five killings in the LA area, committed with his cousin Angelo Buono Jr. He’s still seeking parole ...

One of the so-called “Hillside Strangler” defendants who terrorized the Los Angeles area with a string of killings in the 1970s lost his latest bid for parole Thursday. Kenneth Bianchi, now 74, was ...

In a historic policy change, California is moving to pay incarcerated firefighters the federal minimum wage during active ...

The power in seeking help is rarely recognized, but there is strength in the choice to transform. At the root of a self-help ...

Sonstar Peterson, the father of Tory Lanez, said his son will be released from prison "much sooner than later." ...

July 8, 2025 – IONE, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating an attack on a ...

California and federal officials disagree over recent ICE enforcement in Los Angeles, sparking debate over the state’s ...

As of last month, 26.1 percent of California’s lands and 21.9 percent of its coastal waters are under “long-term conservation and care,” according to a new progress report published Monday by the ...