A ballot measure meant to speed up the review process for prisoners sentenced to death did not qualify for the November election, according to the San … [Read more...]

California’s death penalty is unconstitutional because of extraordinary delays and its uncertainty, a federal judge has ruled. “Typically, the lapse … [Read more...]

Eight years ago, a race riot on the Lower Yard of San Quentin State Prison prompted a multiracial group of men, most serving life sentences, to form … [Read more...]

The former head of California’s prison system says shifting responsibility for certain low-level prisoners from state to county custody “has overall … [Read more...]

In an effort to avoid early releases and reduce overcrowding, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law allowing counties to transfer jail inmates to other … [Read more...]