Attorneys for inmates formerly housed at the FCI Dublin federal women’s prison announced a historic settlement Friday afternoon with the Bureau of Prisons, one calling for widespread reforms and federally-monitored …
By Wendy Fry | CalMatters Federal immigration authorities are looking for a potential new detention center in Northern California, an effort that alarms advocates and some Democratic state lawmakers as …
Thirty years ago, before he was sentenced for repeatedly raping his 14-year-old niece in Moreno Valley, Cody Klemp told a probation officer that if he was ever released from custody …
Proposition 36 taps into the public’s rightful frustration with homelessness, the prevalence of deadly fentanyl and the rise of organized retail crime. But, like some other poorly written initiatives, it …
Proposition 6 is among the 10 statewide ballot measures that Bay Area voters will get to weigh in on this fall. Here’s what you need to know about it. What …
Five years after state law empowered prosecutors to recommend the early release of people who have substantially rehabilitated in prison, an architect of the landmark reform saw something starkly missing: …
Amid increasing civil litigation and a report identifying longstanding deficiencies in how the California prison system addresses staff sexual abuse, the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday, Sept. 4 announced it …
By Ken Miller | Associated Press A wrongfully convicted Texas man who spent 34 years in prison for a killing in the 1980s was exonerated Thursday, saying that while he …
Associated Press VACAVILLE — Power was restored Tuesday at an overcrowded California men’s prison that ran on emergency generator power for three days following a major electrical outage amid a …
A state board recently voted unanimously to create long-awaited indoor heat standards for California workers. After a final legal review, that will mean protections for millions of people with jobs in warehouses, …