A YEAR AFTER CALIFORNIANS VOTED for a conservative shift in criminal justice policy, they began to see the results. Proposition 36, approved by ...

In July 2024, CURB, Critical Resistance, Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, and Riverside All of Us Or None organized a rally in front of the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) to demand its ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Seven immigrants sued ICE and DHS, alleging inhumane conditions at California City Detention Facility in the ...

Some of the red ink in California’s budget deficit is coming from unplanned spending in state prisons, according to a new report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office. Why it matters: The California ...

If you’re serving hard time inside a California prison, you’ll often find yourself stuck in a cramped cell with a stranger. You hang a bedsheet to manufacture the semblance of privacy between bed and ...

In a bid to improve end-of-life care for incarcerated individuals in the California prison system, UC San Francisco ...

If you’re serving hard time inside a California prison, you’ll often find yourself stuck in a cramped cell with a complete stranger. You hang a bedsheet to manufacture the semblance of privacy between ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2025 announced the closure of another prison, a shutdown that's possible because the state is ...