A former medical worker is sentenced to 4.3 years in prison, closing the final criminal case tied to the largest sexual abuse ...

Thanks to policy changes in six prison systems and several dozen jail systems, families are talking more and saving money.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement again has expanded in California’s Central Valley, activating a new 700-bed detention facility operated by the for-profit prison company Geo Group. Advocates say ...

While California’s statewide jail population has declined in recent years, the number of people dying in jails has increased. Too many of these deaths are preventable — including suicides, drug ...

David Myers is a former commander and 33-year veteran of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. California promised accountability for jail deaths. What it delivered was another failure dressed up ...

California counties are housing more than 1,100 inmates on long-term sentences in jails designed for stays of a year or less, according to the first report detailing the growth in that population ...