New records show what happened to some of the former prisoners after state leaders chose to shrink a prison population imperiled by the spread of COVID.

The Menendez brothers, who were resentenced to 50 years to life and are now eligible for parole, may be released from prison in the coming months, lawyers predict.

A onetime county teacher of the year at a SoCal elementary school has been sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for grooming and sexually assaulting two young boys on campus.

California's prison system is unprepared for climate-related disasters, with outdated evacuation plans, inadequate transportation, and overcrowding exacerbating the risks to incarcerated individuals.

While California’s prisons are vulnerable to wildfires, floods, and earthquakes, we found they are not adequately prepared to respond to emergencies posed by natural disasters,” stated the report by t

An Orange County man who prosecutors say led a drug-trafficking ring that exported hundreds of pounds of meth to Australia and Papua New Guinea has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.

A prison dentist’s $1.2 million vacation payout reveals the high cost of unused PTO—and why employers are capping rollover or shifting to unlimited policies.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Maui man faces life in prison for the decades-old murder of a California teenager. Gary Ramirez, 78, was sentenced for the 1982 killing of Karen Stitt in Palo Alto. The 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and stabbed 15 times.