Officials are investigating the recent death of an inmate at a California state prison as a homicide, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Saturday. Staff at the Richard J.

Three convicted killers who are serving sentences at Salinas Valley State Prison in Central California are suspected of killing a fellow inmate during an attack Thursday morning. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ...

California prison officials are investigating the death of an incarcerated man at Kern Valley State Prison as a homicide after a violent confrontation between two cellmates Saturday morning. The incident occurred around 10:20 a.m. on July 11, when custody ...

Earthquakes, floods and wildfires pose safety risks for California's incarcerated population.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation maintains a list of books banned from circulation among the state’s 90,000 prisoners. The forbidden books include “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood and books of paintings by ...

This sto ry was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Five California correctional officers who were accused of sexually assaulting incarcerated people over the last dozen years remain employed by the state, according to a new ...

After years of complaints about hot temperatures inside prison cells, California is finally embarking on a plan to cool some cells. But it’s only a test, and it will only help a fraction of inmates. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - As climate change exacerbates ...

California spends tens of millions dollars every year paying prison employees to look for smoke and fire. Replacing fire alarms costs much more.

Anyone who has followed the devastating violence in California’s prisons knows that gang rivalries trigger a lot of the bloodshed. So it stood to reason that if the authorities could get members to drop their gang affiliations, the carnage would decrease.

More than 12,400 inmates across California have been fasting since Monday, to protest solitary confinement and call for improved prison conditions. The strike, involving roughly two-thirds of the state’s prisons, is one of the largest in California history.

A California correctional officer stands at a gate on the grounds of Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, Calif., on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Andrew Kuhn akuhn@mercedsun-star.com Part of California lawmakers’ adopted $356 billion state budget includes ...