A Southern California jail worker who was arrested earlier this year allegedly mined inmate records to track down a newly released female prisoner — then called her in the middle of the night to tell ...

Inmates are not given access to the internet, but they can use educational apps, audiobooks, communication tools and ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. – Authorities in California say six inmates, including a man charged with murder, used a “homemade rope” to escape a jail over the weekend. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement again has expanded in California’s Central Valley, activating a new 700-bed detention facility operated by the for-profit prison company Geo Group. Advocates say ...

Correctional officers at the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Norco have started writing Attorney General Rob Bonta to to keep the prison open, presenting it as an option to alleviate the ...

A California prison guard allegedly helped a drug trafficker smuggle 20 kilograms from Mexico to a Rowland Heights stash house, L.A. County prosecutors said Friday. (Eric Risberg / Associated Press) A ...

After years of complaints about hot temperatures inside prison cells, California is finally embarking on a plan to cool some cells. But it’s only a test, and it will only help a fraction of inmates.

Former Democrat Rep. TJ Cox of California started his yearlong prison sentence Wednesday after being convicted of wire fraud last December.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tory Lanez has sued the California prison system, saying he never should have been housed with a fellow inmate who stabbed him 16 ...

Californians accused of crimes can receive mental health treatment rather than prison time under a 2018 law. Lawmakers are ...