California is increasing restrictions at its highest security men’s prisons, including at a facility in Los Angeles County ...

Kern Valley State Prison violence in California leaves death row inmate Julian Mendez dead in attack involving multiple ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation suspended visits and phone access at 21 prisons amid rising ...

Several prisons across the state, including Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility near Otay Mesa, have been placed under a ...

A California man was sentenced to prison for making violent threats against people in North Carolina, including law ...

California passed the nation’s first prosecutor-initiated resentencing law in 2018. Few women benefited from these laws, ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has implemented a modified program at all Level III and ...

More than a dozen state prison facilities — including four in Kern County — have been placed under a higher-than-normal level of restrictions following high rates of inmate violence and ...

Patricia Krenwinkel, a one-time follower of cult leader Charles Manson, was recommended for parole on Friday, May 30. The ...

Patricia Krenwinkel was 21 when she participated in the August 1969 murders. Her parole recommendation would need to be ...

CJNG cartel enforcer Edgar Herrera Pardo, aka Caiman, was sentenced to 28 years in prison for drug trafficking and violence.