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

A judge has initiated a federal court takeover of California’s troubled prison mental health system by naming the former head ...

The day before state authorities announced plans to restrict inmate movement and revoke visits and other privileges, three ...

The state is morally and legally responsible for the safety of all people in their care. Instead of protecting these women, it neglected them.” ...

A WOMAN was killed during a conjugal visit with her mass murderer husband after Bible lessons and pushing him to be a “better ...

Read more: California inmate recruited 'wives' to spread fentanyl across Alaska, feds say The recent homicides continue an enduring problem in the California prison system: Inmates already serving ...

Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City, Calif., is one of 11 correctional facilities where officials have limited movement and privileges for inmates amid a "surge" in violence. (Mark Boster ...

feds say The recent homicides continue an enduring problem in the California prison system: Inmates already serving life sentences — and who have nothing to lose by incurring more time ...

Hochman said that like Sirhan, the Menendez brothers had risk assessment levels of 19, the lowest an inmate can have in the California prison system. He acknowledged, as family members have touted ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...