Proposition 57, passed in 2016, was intended to reduce overcrowding in California prisons and incentivize rehabilitation, but ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was hit with an employment lawsuit on Dec. 12 in California Superior Court for Sacramento County for claims under the Uniformed Services ...

Brion E. Spidle died after an alleged attack by two other inmates, Jorge Ortega and Victor Wence, according to the California ...

A new program using soccer to teach leadership and life skills has launched at the California Institution for Women, aiming to support rehabilitation and reduce recidivism among incarcerated women.

Two inmates at California State Prison Solano are under investigation after an inmate died following a prison yard attack Wednesday morning. According to the California Department of Corrections and ...

“The courage of these women helps protect thousands of lives, homes, and acres across California,” said Daniel L. Gordon, ...

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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was hit with an employment discrimination lawsuit on Nov. 13 in California Superior Court for San Joaquin County. The action, brought by ...

An inmate in a Solano County state prison is suspected of killing another incarcerated man, the California Department of ...

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Five California correctional officers who were accused of sexually assaulting incarcerated people over the last dozen years remain employed by the state, according to a new audit from the state ...