Justice

If approved by the California Supreme Court, the number of people sentenced to death nationwide would drop by nearly a third.

Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted death sentences for 548 state prisoners, saying "state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values." Victims rights advocates criticized his decision.

Experts say the federal government must prove that noncitizens intentionally violated election law. Regardless, defendants may face dire immigration consequences.

California's largest law enforcement union is urging voters to oust Supreme Court Justice Kelli Evans with a last-minute campaign before Election Day.

Luis Arreguin had been deported five times before his recent immigration arrest in Fresno County, according to federal authorities.

Luis Arreguin, a father of four, lived for 49 years in the United States. It took just 16 days for ICE to send him to Mexico after detaining him in Fresno.

A federal judge is unlikely to issue a final ruling on the Trump administration's claim that noncitizens are registered to vote in California until after Election Day.

At California Medical Facility, playing a sport helps men practice new ways of thinking and form bonds that remain outside of prison walls.

CalMatters and Evident team up to investigate what happens to truck drivers in California after they kill someone on the road.

More than a dozen current and formerly incarcerated women spoke to KQED about a pattern of sexual abuse and retaliation that persists at the largest women’s prison in California.