California’s $17.5 billion prison system is over budget, contributing to a projected state deficit. Some groups want him to ...

A convict who walked away from a minimum-security correctional facility in Central California this week was apprehended Wednesday in San Diego. Ashiel Bahar, 37, surrendered to authorities without ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is under scrutiny after two women were killed during conjugal visits at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione. Though the deaths happened ...

Four inmates were injured in a riot at California State Prison, Sacramento, on Monday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Officials said the riot happened in the ...

Swain serves as superintendent for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Rehabilitative Programs, Office of Correctional Education, where she oversees 33 accredited ...

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining ...

CHINO, Calif. (KABC) -- The Justice Department is investigating sexual abuse allegations at two state-run California prisons after hundreds of lawsuits were filed by women and former inmates. The DOJ ...

Alejandro Tobarfuentes was reported missing Sunday night from the Francisquito Conservation Camp in Santa Clarita. He was ...

A dangerous criminal in custody for murder escaped from California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) custody on Monday. Caesar Hernandez, 34, was being transported to the ...

An off duty correctional officer with the California Department of Corrections has been arrested on a DUI charge.