The death of an L.A. County inmate marks the 13th suspected homicide in state prisons this year as violence surges despite a ...

The powerful prison syndicate known as the Aryan Brotherhood has moved to expand its reach, testimony and court records show, ...

California State Prison-Sacramento, Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and Salinas Valley State Prison, according to the department. "We recognize that modified program creates a hardship for ...

A proposed bill aimed at altering punishments for certain defendants in California hit a roadblock Tuesday after the state's Assembly Public Safety Committee voted against advancing it.

Special to The OBSERVER SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has halted a court-ordered medical parole program, opting ...

(KBAK/KBFX) — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating an attempted homicide after a Kern Valley State Prison ... and by Sacramento County on ...

Prison staff reportedly used physical force to pin Christopher Leong, 35, to the ground after he charged and hit them — then ...

An inmate is suspected of killing another incarcerated man Saturday morning at High Desert State Prison in Susanville. Prison officials recovered an “improvised weapon” from the scene and are ...