In the aftermath of voters passing Proposition 36 in November to increase penalties for theft and other crimes, some Republican legislators have found their tough-on-crime bills are advancing further ...

A California Republican state senator finds his crime bills getting a warmer welcome this year. Democrats say they’re just ...

The ruling is the latest chapter in a decades-long case over the inadequacy of the state prison system's mental health care.

Al” Jones reached out to Ben Kinmont five years ago looking for help. Today, the pair are seeking $80,000 for Jones’ ...

The Salvadoran government has offered to accept deportees from the US, but those with tattoos will be imprisoned for having ...

A prosecutor in California slammed a plan to build a rehabilitation center to replace San Quentin State Prison, saying the ...

A new art exhibit titled "The Only Door I Can Open" is offering the public a rare, intimate glimpse into the realities of ...

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Former inmates in California reenter the criminal justice system ... beginning with the transformation of the notorious San Quentin State Prison, previously the country’s largest death row facility, ...

California’s oldest and most infamous prison, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, is undergoing a groundbreaking ...

Cain Velasquez’s path to parole could come sooner than expected, with a potential release by March 2026 after time served ...

Hugs, tears, barking and tail wagging abounded at San Quentin’s prison when two black Labradors reunited with the ...