A judge has given final approval to a legal settlement that subjects the federal Bureau of Prisons to independent monitoring ...

A San Diego inmate is accused of attacking and killing a fellow prisoner Sunday in a Sacramento prison, state corrections ...

California lawmakers in the State Senate on Tuesday began the process of figuring out how to fund and fully implement ...

February 25, 2025 – SACRAMENTO, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the ...

The decree promises ongoing trauma-related health care for the affected inmates and oversight to prevent future abuse.

Two inmates at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi have been sentenced to additional prison time for their ...

Bay Area Representatives Mark DeSaulnier and Zoe Lofgren on Tuesday sent a letter voicing their opposition to efforts by the Trump administration to reopen Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) ...

Sacramento County's jail expansion project could be put on pause after a third-party firm looked at the design plan.

A 28-year-old Rohnert Park man is facing a possible life sentence after pleading guilty Tuesday to sexually assaulting a ...

The two-year consent decree forces the Federal Bureau of Prisons to institute widespread reforms for nearly 500 inmates ...

State Republicans want to "tighten" current policy in what they say would ensure violent criminals are handed over to ICE.

A hidden epidemic of death lurks in California's homeless shelters, where violence and unhealthy conditions drive people back ...