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

A California corrections officer is recovering after being stabbed twice by an inmate using a makeshift weapon, authorities announced Monday. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the ...

IONE – A correctional officer at Mule Creek State Prison was allegedly attacked by an inmate on Thursday, officials say. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, ...

Nearly two dozen state prisons last week imposed sweeping restrictions on their incarcerated population — including shutting off all outside communication. Now, hundreds of prisoners are reported to ...

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Authorities on Thursday rolled back restrictions at nine California prisons where privileges had been suspended and inmate movements restricted because of a statewide surge in violence. Twelve other ...

(FOX40.COM) — California welcomed 339 graduates from Cal Fire, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the California Highway Patrol to the state’s already robust contingent of ...

Earlier this week, Yolo County law enforcement conducted compliance checks and address verifications on over 300 registered sex offenders.

Four inmates were hospitalized after a riot involving 20 incarcerated people on Monday at the California State Prison, ...

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 ...

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