Condemned California prisoners reportedly watch pornography on taxpayer-funded tablets meant for education, according to ...

But inmates told us a different story. For some, the devices have become personal sex machines. In the words of one inmate, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inmates remained on lockdown Thursday at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, Calif. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom today called for the closure of another prison in his new budget proposal, which would be the fifth facility closed under his watch, though he didn’t specify which institution now ...

California lawmakers want to expand organized sports at state prisons, but an incarcerated journalist fears it will benefit the corrections department more than inmates.

Over the past few decades, California has been solving fewer and fewer crimes. As of 2022, only 13.2% of serious crimes like ...

In 2023, amid record-breaking rain and snow, two prisons in the southern San Joaquin Valley faced a serious risk of flooding. But neither prison, California State Prison, Corcoran or the Substance ...

Some California state lawmakers want to make it six. They're pointing to a new analysis that shows the state's incarcerated population has fallen so dramatically that California can close another ...