Inmate firefighters in California will receive higher pay and the state will make permanent firefighting camps that train and ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the murder of an inmate at the Salinas Valley ...

Israel M. Mendoza, 40, died Tuesday, after he was attacked by another inmate, the department said in a news release. He was ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed legislation to boost the pay of state prisoners assigned to battle California wildfires.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- State prison officials say as many as 17,600 California inmates may be released early due to the coronavirus, 70% more than previously estimated and a total that victims and ...

The bill increases the wages of prisoners who work fighting California wildfires, but the pay is still far below the state ...

Officials with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation are investigating the death of an incarcerated man ...

A 27-year-old California State Prison, Solano inmate was stabbed with an “improvised weapon” and died Wednesday and two other ...

"These dogs are helping heal the inmates," a trainer said. — -- Inmates at two prisons in California are helping train puppies to become service dogs for wounded veterans and people with autism.