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

Shortly after taking office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on executions and ordered death row dismantled.

President Donald Trump says he wants Alcatraz to be returned to use as a maximum-security prison. Here's what to know about ...

The 30-year-old was identified Friday as Larry Eugene ... He remains incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison and has denied killing anyone. On July 18, 1980, police responded to a report of ...

Under Governor Gavin Newsom's administration, California has shifted its death row policy, transferring condemned individuals ...

For all of its notoriety, the prison never housed more than a few hundred inmates at a time and was shut down because it was ...

two later died in the gas chamber of the California State Prison at San Quentin. They were executed for their role in the death of a correctional officer during the "Battle of Alcatraz" escape ...

The 30-year-old was identified Friday as Larry Eugene ... He remains incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison and has denied killing anyone. On July 18, 1980, police responded to a report of ...