prisiones

Un grupo de mujeres reclusas de una prisión caminan con sus uniformes azules por un sendero exterior. Una persona lleva una camiseta roja. A la izquierda, se alza un edificio de ladrillos rojos con rejas en las ventanas y alambre de púas en la parte superior.

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Digital tablets mellowed California prisons. Now a tech migration is riling users

Every incarcerated person in a California prison has a digital tablet enabling communication with the outside world. A new vendor is bringing more streaming entertainment, but with a cost.

Por

Joe García

• marzo 24, 2026

A view of two open prison cells doors inside viewed from the hallway looking in as a prison guard looks around inside the cell on the right. The guard is backlight by light shinning in from a small window towards the back of the cell.

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Newsom closed 5 California prisons. Why lawmakers might want to shut one more

California is incarcerating 70,000 fewer people than in 2010, enabling the Newsom administration to close five state prisons. It has capacity to shut one more, according to a new analysis.

Por

Adam Ashton

• marzo 18, 2026

The back of an incarcerated individual with their hands placed behind them. The individual wears a jean sweater with the words "CDC Prisoner" on it.

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Reform that re-traumatizes: California’s elderly parole program burdens victims, frightens the community

Under elderly parole, inmates 50 or older who served 20 years or more could be eligible for a parole hearing — regardless of how violent their crime was.

By Jenn Carson • marzo 2, 2026

Four people face an audience as they sit on chairs set up on a stage inside an auditorium with mahogany walls. A projector set up behind the four speakers displays a graphic titled "The Evolution of Crime and Punishment in California: What's Next?."

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Newsom changed California prisons. What will the justice system look like after he leaves?

Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed California's prison system to embrace rehabilitation for incarcerated people. Will it be a lasting shift?

Por

Adam Ashton

• febrero 26, 2026

El gobernador Gavin Newsom habla en la prisión estatal de San Quentin y anuncia que la instalación se transformará para centrarse en la capacitación y la rehabilitación el 17 de marzo de 2023. Foto de Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

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Where death chamber once stood, Newsom shows off prison remodel emphasizing rehabilitation

Gov. Gavin Newsom suspended the death penalty and ordered the dismantling of death row. He unveiled changes at San Quentin that include a new education center.

Por

Cayla Mihalovich

• febrero 20, 2026

An illustration — in blue, orange and black tones — that shows the silouhette of a handcuffed person with various medical records and vials falling around them.

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California prisons have life-saving addiction treatment. Doctors say the parole board is undermining it

Signing up for substance use disorder treatment in California prisons involves taking more frequent drug tests. The results, which are prone to error, can set back a prisoner's chance for freedom.

Por

Cayla Mihalovich

• febrero 19, 2026

A silhouette of a person standing in a dimly lit prison cell with white walls, cabinets, and a mirror hanging.

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Good behavior musn’t determine if a California prison inmate lives in a safe environment

An incarcerated person's constitutional right to a safe and healthy environment in a single occupancy cell cannot be withheld on the condition that she or he be good.

By Arthur Jackson • febrero 12, 2026

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A California diversion program saved her from prison and dying young

A criminal justice reform advocate who thrived after completing a diversion program says lawmakers should back a bill that would give more offenders a shot to better themselves.

By Claudia Gonzalez • enero 21, 2026

Two people stand talking on a paved roadway under a clear blue sky, one gesturing with a hand while the other listens, with a large fenced detention facility visible in the background.

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California’s newest ICE center has 1,400 detainees. What Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla saw there

California Democratic Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff visited the newest and largest ICE detention center in the state, a former prison in Kern County. CoreCivic operates this site.

Por

freír wendy

• enero 20, 2026

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Many California prisoners get a second chance. A declining parole rate shows that’s no guarantee

Many California prisoners can get a chance at release through expanded parole opportunities. But gaining release requires someone to demonstrate personal growth and accountability before the state Parole Board.

Por

Joe García

• enero 13, 2026