SAN QUENTIN — Federal prosecutors have been uncovering alleged crimes within the walls of California’s oldest prison, but ...

A former San Quentin prison guard has been indicted for "finding" drugs, cell phones, tobacco and weapons that he had ...

"All the people in prison that I know want to work. We just want to do it on our own terms," writes Steve Brooks.

The Sing Sing festival was inspired by the first-ever film festival for incarcerated men held at California's San Quentin ...

Crime has been a see-saw issue in California for most of the last 40 years. Leniency was the vogue for awhile recently. But now the balance is back to getting tougher, as polls this fall showed ...

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Sacramento police rookie Tara O’Sullivan’s killer — but at what cost?

According to World Population Review, California’s prisoner’s recidivism rate is among the highest compared to other states.

A former officer at San Quentin prison has been indicted over allegations he planted contraband in a scheme to “discover” it ...

People serving time in federal prisons are denied the right to vote, but they still care about elections. Today, we go inside ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the death of inmate Nick Vedol Lopez, 55, at ...

A NO vote on this measure means that people in prison would continue to face forced labor, or involuntary servitude. Supporters say Prop 6 will uphold human rights and end slavery in California ...

An incarcerated man at North Kern State Prison in Delano was killed Sunday, and three other inmates are suspects in his death, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported ...