The Alaska House Judiciary Committee plans to hold a hearing June 20 on the use of Alaska Department of Corrections ...

A former California correctional officer is facing federal prison after pleading guilty to a scheme where he planted ...

The “modified program” in place imposes severe restrictions on inmates’ movements and cuts off access to visits, phone calls ...

Ralph Contreras Jr., a former California corrections sergeant, has been indicted for receipt and distribution of child pornography.

After decades of unsuccessful efforts to improve California prison conditions ruled unconstitutional and blamed for ...

An inmate once housed in San Diego allegedly stabbed a supervising correctional officer in the head this week at a prison in Lancaster.

Two inmates have been killed and a correctional officer attacked since the beginning of June, say CDCR officials ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is reviewing hundreds of state parole hearings to see if any inmates who were denied parole were rejected because of faulty drug tests.

AB 1140, sponsored by Assemblymember Damon Connolly, whose district includes San Quentin, mandates the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to implement a pilot program ...

ICE agents will be out "every day" regardless of pushback amid widespread protests across Los Angeles County, Tom Homan told ...