The Menendez brothers' clemency hearing scheduled for June 13 has been converted to an initial parole hearing.

Nearly one-third of California prisoners released early during the pandemic by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration ended up ...

Money for more year-round firefighters and increased pay for inmate firefighters could hinge on state’s fiscal health.

California’s falling incarcerated population has allowed Gov. Gavin Newsom to close four state prisons. Now he’s calling for ...

The Criminal and Judicial Branch portion of the Democratic governor’s budget, presented on Wednesday and subject to legislative approval, called for $13.6 billion for the California Department of ...

During the pandemic, California released about 15,000 prisoners early. About a third ended up back in prison by the start of ...

Two Folsom State Prison inmates are accused of trying to kill a third inmate with an improvised weapon, authorities said ...

Select a location below. Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation photos are dated February 2018 and October 2016, respectively. (Photos courtesy ...

The audit from the California Office of the Inspector General warns lives could be lost if prisons don’t improve their ...

California's prison system is unprepared for climate-related disasters, with outdated evacuation plans, inadequate ...