A new California bill seeks to prohibit the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from forcing inmates to work. A ...

Supporters of the bill say that forced labor meant missing out on important rehabilitation programs and educational opportunities while they were in prison.

After 35 years of failing reports and climbing suicide rates, a federal judge is appointing an outsider to propose fixes for ...

FOLSOM – The California State Prison, Sacramento is among facilities that are being placed on modified movement after a surge in violence, correctional officers said. Effective Saturday ...

NOW, GREATER SACRAMENTO UP THROUGH YUBA CITY, WOODLAN AND ROSEVILLE ... were injured after a riot Wednesday morning at California State Prison, Sacramento, officials said. The California ...

Faced with seven homicides in the first nine weeks of the year, California prison authorities announced they have restricted inmate movement and revoked privileges such as visits and phone calls ...

A four-time convicted killer was allowed to have private family visits in prison. Now, there is a murder investigation ...

A federal judge sentenced a homeless man from California to more than four years ... Prosecutors said he was already in state prison on an unrelated conviction when a federal grand jury indicted ...