Joseph Mendoza’s death at Salinas Valley State Prison was posted on social media. Lawyers say CDCR staff leaked it.

California spent hundreds of millions on high-paying prison and hospital healthcare jobs, auditors found -- but vacancy rates ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating a homicide that occured on Saturday at Salinas Valley State Prison. At 9:19 p.m., an unresponsive inmate was found in his ...

A new audit from the California state prisons’ inspector general found that five correctional officers who were accused of sexually assaulting incarcerated people over the last dozen years ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison is being investigated as a homicide, allegedly at the hands of a former Valley resident. The California Department of ...

Leslie Harris has missed most milestones in his daughter's life while serving a decades-long sentence in Louisiana for armed robbery and is unlikely to get out before her prom, her graduation and ...

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is shutting down operations at the 87-year-old Terminal Island federal prison after inspectors found that crumbling concrete in underground tunnels posed a serious safety ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island has been closed due to concerns about crumbling underground ...

Penn State will have to move on from the top remaining target in its coaching search. BYU head coach Kalani Sitake informed the Nittany Lions on Tuesday afternoon that he would be staying with the ...

Penn State's top head coaching candidate, BYU's Kalani Sitake, has reportedly decided to remain with his current team. The coaching search has lasted more than 50 days since the university fired ...