A convicted child molester had new charges filed against him by the Placer County District Attorney's Office as he was set to be released on parole on Thursday.

Officials at California State Prison, Sacramento, are investigating the death of John Cisneros as a homicide involving his cellmate, Irvin Sanchez.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed California's prison system to embrace rehabilitation for incarcerated people. Will it be a lasting shift?

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating after a 49-year-old man died after being found unresponsive in his cell at California State Prison, Sacramento on ...

California is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to maintain thousands of unused prison beds even as the incarcerated ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom granted eight pardons and six commutations, recognizing rehabilitation, accountability and public safety, ...

A serial child molester serving his sentence at a Southern California prison has been granted parole, sparking widespread ...

Chad Bianco says Los Angeles cannot host 2028 Olympics due to homelessness and crime, proposes eliminating state income tax ...

The union representing correctional officers opposed the recommendation, arguing closing the Soledad prison was “shortsighted ...

Convicted Sacramento child molester David Allen Funston has been granted parole from his life sentences under California's Elderly Parole Program.