California’s top prosecutor says he has asked a court to give the state control of Los Angeles County’s troubled juvenile ...

Nevada City might be the most well-preserved Gold Rush town in California. Its Victorian buildings stand tall, as if proudly showing off their elaborate architecture. Gas lamps illuminate the streets ...

Donald Trump’s plan to restore Alcatraz as a maximum security federal prison is a costly and unnecessary idea that has been ...

Trump says DOJ-Maxwell meeting "sounds appropriate," but deflects Epstein questions with Obama-era conspiracy claims. This live blog has been closed.

A 104-bed facility for seriously ill detainees is mostly finished but unopened — three years late and nearly double its ...

Justice Department investigation leads to more FCI Dublin corrections officers charged with sexual abuse of women at the former California prison, feds say.

California prison officials are investigating the death of an inmate at High Desert State Prison near Susanville as a potential homicide. Joseph Reagan, 44, died Tuesday evening following an ...

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating after a death row inmate was killed at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano on Friday.

Anyone entering a California prison -- including visitors, staff and attorneys -- will be subject to a canine search under a new policy rolling out Monday across the state. CalMatters obtained a ...

Neither the California State Prison, Corcoran or the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, had a robust flooding evacuation plan on hand.

A California prosecutor criticized a plan to build a rehab center for prisoners at the San Quentin State Prison, arguing the state is prioritizing criminals over law-abiding citizens.

Critics say the California Model, a prison reform plan, has created more dangerous environments for correctional staff, despite improvements in some prisons.