Authorities at Kern Valley State Prison are investigating the death of an inmate on Independence Day as a suspected homicide, according to a statement released by the California Department of ...

The July 4 death of a Kern Valley State Prison inmate is under investigation as a homicide, according to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

The Trump administration criticized California for protecting violent criminals, but records show state cooperation with ICE ...

In a better world it would be rather touching, the way that for many years now — for decades — the members of the Los Angeles ...

One of Sánchez’s former ministers is embroiled in the same kickback investigation as Cerdán, who is also being investigated ...

Even more alarming is the real string of deadly fires that terrorized California four decades ago and inspired the twisty ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation had restricted inmate movements and suspended privileges at 21 prisons because of a statewide surge in violence.

DISTANCING ONESELF from gang violence in search of a better life is not easy. Neither is rejoining society after years in ...

The union representing 25,000 California prison guards struck a deal for a new contract that gives Gov. Gavin Newsom some financial relief in the short term but includes a mix of bonuses and raises ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A $2.5 million wrongful death settlement has been reached after a man's "tragic and preventable" death at a Multnomah County jail in 2023, amid a string of deaths in-custody at ...

A 30-year-old Eastvale woman who fraudulently obtained roughly $1.7 million in COVID-19 benefits was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday, June 18. According to the U.S. Justice ...