California made it easier for young people convicted of serious crimes to get a second chance, except for those sentenced to life without parole. New legislation could change that.

Chuckawalla Valley and California Correctional Center, both idle prisons, are liabilities. The state must act quickly.” ...

From politics to economics, closing old or bad prisons is not always straightforward. Even some incarcerated people have ...

Erik Menendez—who has a parole hearing next month after spending over 30 years in prison—underwent two surgeries for an ...

California’s top prosecutor says he has asked a court to give the state control of Los Angeles County’s troubled juvenile ...

New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has announced that phone calls from state correctional ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation had restricted inmate movements and suspended privileges at 21 prisons because of a statewide surge in violence.

OAKLAND, California — Two former correctional officers at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, have been charged with the sexual abuse of female inmates. Jeffrey Wilson ...

In response to a recent surge in violence at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities, prison authorities conducted contraband enforcement sweeps at more than 20 correctio… ...