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Federal prison will take California’s ‘most dangerous’ Aryan Brotherhood inmates
None of the nine Aryan Brotherhood members convicted thus far have spent a single day in federal prison, which was supposed ...
Leader of elite Mexican police unit allegedly killed by convicted murderer who escaped California prison
Authorities said the police unit was trying to arrest a suspect in Tijuana when the man opened fire, hitting and killing ...
Man gets life in prison without parole for California murders of trio with ties to ‘furry’ community
Frank Sato Felix committed the 2016 shotgun murders after becoming obsessed with the couple’s teenage daughter.
Sam Bankman-Fried sent to ‘notoriously hard’ prison in California, then low-security facility in LA
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has transferred Sam Bankman-Fried to a prison in California, according to the BOP’s inmate ...
American Prisons Don't Work. California Is Trying Something That Might.
Maybe it's just a sign of our angry and divided times, but I'm finding that critics often don't read past the headline or the ...
Blue state ‘prioritizing the criminals’ with $239M taxpayer-funded prison project, prosecutor says
A prosecutor in California slammed a plan to build a rehabilitation center to replace San Quentin State Prison, saying the ...
Child molester dies in California prison. His cellmate is under investigation, authorities say
The death of Robert Cole at Mule Creek State Prison, if determined to be a homicide, would be the latest in a spate of ...
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California’s Prisons at Risk of Reopening for ICE after Costly Shutdowns
Anti-prison advocates warned earlier this month of a danger that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is considering ...
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Ninth Circuit orders California state prisons to provide treatment for personality disorders
The ruling is the latest chapter in a decades-long case over the inadequacy of the state prison system's mental health care.
A major roadblock stands in California’s way to a transformed prison system
In its initial stages, the California Model has improved working conditions for some officers. Others say it’s creating more violence in prisons.
Biden’s prisons chief tapped to fix lagging mental health care in California lockups
After 35 years of failing reports and climbing suicide rates, a federal judge is appointing an outsider to propose fixes for mental health care in California prisons.