Justice

One in four California prisoners has a mental illness. The state’s solution? Move them around.

A proposed California law that is part of a larger package of gun control bills would allow the attorney general to sue gun manufacturers over marketing practices.

California has twice extended the statute of limitations on child sex abuse claims, prompting nine state bishops to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the law unconstitutional.

A Central Valley district attorney is defying the attorney general with his plan to pursue a new murder charge against a woman who used methamphetamine and delivered a stillbirth.

A Southern California beach city took its homeless court outside, near food donation centers, and attendance soared.

Anne Marie Schubert is running without a party affiliation for California attorney general, but has strong words for Democratic lawmakers and district attorneys. In a 75-minute interview with CalMatters, she vowed to take over for L.A. and S.F. prosecutors if necessary.

California’s Auditor outlines what the state should do to combat bias and misconduct among cops and prison guards — starting with a clearer definition of the word "bias."

A Democratic bill would no longer treat stillbirths as “unattended deaths,” investigated by coroners. But anti-abortion activists fear the change would legalize “infanticide” after babies are born.

The recent shootings that killed six in downtown Sacramento underscore the criminal justice divide in the race for California’s attorney general.

Smiley Martin, one of the suspects in the Sacramento shooting, received a plea deal that allowed him to collect good conduct credits at a faster rate than someone convicted of a violent offense. His case illuminates the complex workings of California's criminal justice system and the contentious political debate.