The Department of Justice has released data revealing the amount of sexual victimization in prisons and local jails in the ...

Throughout California prisons, outdoor showers were condemned, water hoses in kitchen areas discontinued, and garbage disposal usage ceased. Numerous drinking fountains were turned off, and ice ...

Joseph Mendoza’s death at Salinas Valley State Prison was posted on social media. Lawyers say CDCR staff leaked it.

Jail administrators in L.A., Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties struggle to meet the needs of a population that is ...

The banned book is “What Kind of Bird Can’t Fly: A Memoir of Resilience and Resurrection,” by Dorsey Nunn and co-author Lee ...

A jury sided with the rapper in her lawsuit against blogger Milano Gramz, but a judge reduced the monetary award from $75,000 ...

The Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island is closing due to crumbling underground tunnels and other infrastructure problems, authorities said.

The federal Bureau of Prisons is shutting down its Terminal Island facility near Los Angeles over concerns about crumbling infrastructure, including falling concrete that threatens to knock out the fa ...

The federal Bureau of Prisons is closing a California lockup that was once home to Al Capone and Charles Manson over concerns about crumbling infrastructure, including falling concrete that threatens ...

Joe Grantham is a contributor from the UK with a degree in Classical Studies. His love for gaming is only rivaled by a deep passion for medieval history, which often seeps into his articles. With over ...

QUINCY, California (KOLO) - An off duty correctional officer with the California Department of Corrections has been arrested on a DUI charge. On Saturday, a deputy with the Plumas County Sherrif’s ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A prisoner serving a life sentence for attempted murder is now facing another attempted murder charge after officials said he repeatedly stabbed an officer at the Dade ...