"All the people in prison that I know want to work. We just want to do it on our own terms," writes Steve Brooks.

A Californian was sentenced to prison for acting as an unregistered agent of China and offering bribes, targeting Falun Gong ...

A Northern California man was sentenced Tuesday to two years and 11 months in prison for seeking more than $13.4 million in COVID-19 relief funds and successfully obtaining nearly $2 million, federal ...

There's speculation that California is becoming more conservative after voters approved stricter punishments for some crimes. The changes move it more toward the center politically than the right.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says a clemency decision for convicted murderers Erik and Lyle Menendez is on hold until Los ...

A California man was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Tuesday for acting as an illegal agent of China and bribing an Internal Revenue Service agent, the Department of Justice said in a statement.

California's Proposition 6 and Nevada's Question 4 sounded like similar prison reforms. But key differences may explain the ...

Guard was escorting the convicted murderer back to his cell when the inmate turned on him, prison officials said.

A correctional officer at Mule Creek State Prison was allegedly attacked by an inmate on Thursday, officials say.

One of the critical jobs that prisoners can be required to work is fighting wildfires. While salaried firefighters in ...

Californians voted down Proposition 6, a ballot measure that eliminates the state’s constitutional provision that allows ...

The measure aims to make prison labor voluntary, following the lead of states across the country that have banned slavery in ...