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 [email protected] The California ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is looking into the death of 26-year-old Jose Rodriguez, who was ...

Imprisoned for life since age 19, Daniel says he is sick of “corruption” in the state system and simply wants a change of scenery. He expected to be on the next bus to a federal prison yard ...

A study published by the CDC found California public transit employees have had a much higher rate of contracting COVID. Bus and urban transit workers contracted the disease at more than 5 times ...

California officials are moving forward with a costly multi-hundred-million dollar renovation to the San Quentin State Prison that seeks to transform the penitentiary into a Scandinavian-style ...

CHINO, Calif. - A staff member at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is speaking out about growing concerns for safety following a brutal attack by inmate Kevin ...

Frederick Woods kidnapped a school bus full of children in 1976 and buried them alive.. This week, at age 70, he was officially granted parole, Terry Thornton of the California Department of ...

To offset the costs of the wage increase, prison officials cut hours for most work shifts. Incarcerated people who work on fire crews can earn between $5.80 and $10.24 per hour for their labor.

The discovery happened just after 6:30 a.m. at Mule Creek State Prison in Amador County, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Prison staff found 48-year-old ...

A California State Prison, Sacramento inmate is accused of stabbing and killing his cellmate on Friday, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said. It comes less than two ...

Frederick Newhall Woods, the mastermind of the Chowchilla bus kidnapping in 1976 and the last of the three kidnappers remaining in prison, has been granted parole.

An inmate at a California prison is being held in restrictive housing on suspicion of killing his cellmate Friday morning. The discovery happened just after 6:30 a.m. at Mule Creek State Prison in ...