This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Five California correctional officers who ...

Audit: 86% of internal prison probes flawed; 279 women have sued CDCR. The OIG warns delays and backlogs are blocking ...

Nearly 300 women who were formerly incarcerated at the now-closed FCI Dublin prison have come forward with sex assault claims ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California over the past dozen years enacted a series of criminal justice laws that were meant to give more people an ...

Former corrections officers Jeffrey Wilson and Lawrence Gacad are the ninth and 10th individuals charged by federal prosecutors for alleged sexual abuse at the now-shuttered Federal Correctional ...

Over the course of several years, two women's prisons in California signed at least 150 pregnant women up for permanent sterilization to be performed after they gave birth, without following the ...

IONE — Two women were killed during conjugal visits with their incarcerated partners inside Mule Creek State Prison months apart last year, sparking questions about safety, rehabilitation, and justice ...

The Sentencing Project's new fact sheet highlights a dramatic increase in the number of women incarcerated in the US, with ...

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, a time dedicated to amplifying the voices of survivors and advocating justice. The goal should be not just awareness, but, wherever possible, ...

After years of complaints about hot temperatures inside prison cells, California is finally embarking on a plan to cool some cells. But it’s only a test, and it will only help a fraction of inmates.

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