Prisons

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California prisoners sleep with ‘one eye open’. Should they have their own cells?

Potentially volatile cellmates are a fact of life in California prisons. That may change as the state's incarcerated population declines, freeing up space for single-person quarters.

에 의해 조 가르시아 • 11월 3, 2025

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Immigrant resistance movement forged in California prisons persists decades later

A protest by a Salvadoran immigrant incarcerated in California's Imperial Valley in the 1980s resonates decades later as detained migrants again participate in hunger strikes to bring awareness to the inhumane conditions they face.

By Jessica Ordaz • 10월 16, 2025

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California’s incarcerated firefighters to see ‘historic’ pay increase in laws Newsom signed

Hundreds of California’s incarcerated firefighters will see an increase in pay, a new death benefit and a faster path to expungement of their criminal records under laws Gov. Gavin Newsom signed.

에 의해 케일라 미할로비치 • 10월 13, 2025

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Inside the Menendez parole hearings: How fame and notoriety collide with justice

Celebrity helped the Menendez brothers get a shot at parole, but it also brought even more scrutiny to them as they made a case for release.

에 의해 조 가르시아 • 9월 30, 2025

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California shrank prisons with sentencing changes. A new study shows how that’s working

Several new California laws gave incarcerated people a second chance at freedom. A new report provides the first in-depth look at how they’re working.

에 의해 케일라 미할로비치 • 9월 25, 2025

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After 35 years in prison, a San Francisco former inmate found dignity working at Alcatraz

Stanford Chatfield worked for decades as a prisoner, making 28 cents an hour. Now he's out and supports himself with tours at Alcatraz. He says people value his lived experience.

By Stanford Chatfield • 9월 24, 2025

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Corrections officers at Norco prison make plea to state to keep it open

Some correctional officers at the prison in Norco are trying to keep the California Rehabilitation Center open by presenting it as an option to solve the overpopulation in county jails.

에 의해 Aidan McGloin • 9월 17, 2025

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Complaints about California’s hellishly hot prison cells have been mounting for years

After years of complaints from inmates and advocates about hot temperatures inside prison cells, California is finally embarking on a plan to cool some cells. But it’s only a test, and it will only help a fraction of inmates.

에 의해 진 쿠앙 • 9월 4, 2025

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California law silences abuse victims in court. Why won’t the Legislature change this?

California courts often restrict defendants who are abuse victims from using evidence of violence against them as a defense. Lawmakers just rejected a bill that would allow it.

By Susan Bustamante • 9월 2, 2025

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Back to the future: Will this California prison become a luxury hotel again?

As the Norco prison prepares for a closing date in 2026, city leaders hope to overcome a number of hurdles to bring back its luxurious past.

에 의해 데보라 브레넌 • 8월 27, 2025