The list of disapproved books include such titles as: "Game of Thrones," "The Kite Runner," "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Lady Gaga - Born to be Free." But most books that are banned seem to be ...

When the 13th Amendment abolished slavery but allowed the exception as punishment for convicted crimes, California followed ...

Twenty-three states have abolished the death penalty. California should join them in ending state-sponsored executions.

The Village at Oak Hill project, which would create 135 apartments for educators and county workers, needs another $17.4 ...

Californians rejected the anti-slavery ballot measure Proposition 6, which would have forbid forced prison labor. Reparations advocates want to try again in 2026.

The many chapters of Marianne Faithfull’s life embody both reinvention and survival. In what became one of her defining songs, the late singer and actress tells the tale of a woman attempting to ...

Raymond Lee Oyler set a fire that killed five firefighters in 2006. The California Supreme Court will decide if he remains on death row, writes Robin Epley of The Sacramento Bee.

This 'Sound Off' explores how healthy friendship between Black women is a form of activism in uncertain times. The article ...

While it appeared like his final days would be spent in prison, that would soon change and he is now a free man. Last week, a judge granted the release of former San Francisco 49er Dana ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week that President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador had agreed to accept deportees from the U.S. convicted of crimes, and also offered to house incarcerated ...

SO STATE LAW RIGHT NOW ALLOWS CALIFORNIA’S PRISON SYSTEM TO NOTIFY AND COORDINATE WITH ICE, TO GIVE THEM CUSTODY OF THOSE CONVICTED OF A FELONY WHO HAVE SERVED THEIR TIME IN PRISON. SINCE ...