California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death of an incarcerated man at Salinas Valley State Prison as a homicide, authorities ...

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

"Newsom's past actions have made it clear he deplores capital punishment as deeply as many civil rights advocates," writes columnist Robin Epley.

A year-and-a-half after the In-Custody Death Review Division was created within a state agency, the office has yet to obtain ...

RIVERSIDE, CA — The Riverside County Sheriff's Department reported over the weekend that a 19-year-old inmate found unresponsive in his jail cell was a suicide victim. Jail staff attempted to ...

Two inmates described as “suspected assailants” are being investigated in connection with a fatal attack at a facility in Central California, officials say. The California Department of Corrections ...

California prison officials are investigating the fatal stabbing of inmate Mario Ramos at Calipatria State Prison following a violent two-on-one attack in the prison yard. / CDCR California prison ...

Sacramento County Main Jail on J Street in downtown Sacramento is seen in this 2020 photo. Paul Kitagaki Jr. [email protected] A 62-year-old man died after suffering a medical emergency inside the ...