As wildfires continue to devastate Southern California, thousands of first responders are on the ground, trying to get the destruction under control. About 900 of them are prison inmates. Multiple ...

Homicide detectives responded to Los Angeles’ Men’s Central Jail Tuesday morning to investigate the death of a male inmate, ...

A Central California sheriff's office is providing a valuable service to inmates while saving county taxpayers millions each year. Nestled in the heart of the Golden State is Tulare County, a leader ...

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

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- State prison officials say as many as 17,600 California inmates may be released early due to the coronavirus, 70% more than previously estimated and a total that victims and ...

Inmate firefighters in California will receive higher pay and the state will make permanent firefighting camps that train and educate young offenders under two laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A proposed California bill could increase ...

California state prison officials said an inmate is accused of trying to kill a psychiatrist during a one-on-one meeting on Friday. Jose L. Ramirez, 35, was identified as the inmate. The attack ...

Inmates at the California Men’s Colony rioted on Thursday for the second day in a row, causing two injuries, according to state prison officials. The riot occurred at the San Luis Obispo state prison ...

"Our focus is on a person’s rehabilitation and good behavior," an official said. California has increased early release credits for some 76,000 inmates throughout the state to incentivize good ...

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is taking further action to keep male inmates away from women’s prisons, but ...