Prisons

People convicted of serious sex offenses must serve at least 25 years in prison and cannot receive parole until age 65 under a new California. Previously, some could earn parole at 50.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law compelling the release of information about 911 calls from immigrant detention centers. It followed CalMatters' reporting about alleged rapes at one site.

A new law will give incarcerated firefighters a leg up when applying to entry-level jobs with Cal Fire. ‘Hard-earned experience counts,” one advocate said.

More than 560 people still face death sentences in California, despite a longstanding moratorium on executions.

Grace Coleman woke up in a hospital and learned she caused a fatal crash. Now in a California prison, she's striving to hold herself accountable.

California is closing prisons because it's incarcerating fewer people. Several towns with shuttered prisons now are struggling to lure new employers.

A two-year federal investigation found decades of staff sexual abuse against incarcerated women at California correctional facilities.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement quickly opened a new detention center in a former California state prison last year. Detainees now are suing over their access to healthcare.

California spends tens of millions dollars every year paying prison employees to look for smoke and fire. Replacing fire alarms costs much more.

Atilla Colar in 2023 was convicted on 44 felony charges related to an alleged COVID benefit fraud scheme at a Bay Area parolee rehabilitation program.