Prisons

A new report from a prisoners’ advocacy group finds Kings and Shasta counties have the state’s highest rates of residents incarcerated for crimes.

Like many other states, California forbids slavery but allows involuntary servitude for prisoners. A bid to ask voters to change via a constitutional amendment failed in the Legislature.

The use of water as a weapon over California’s prisoners violates basic human decency — especially during a deadly pandemic.

Overly narrow criteria limit the number of seriously ill and dying people the courts can consider for compassionate release from prison. Assembly Bill 960 will ensure that sick and dying prisoners who do not pose a risk to public safety can be considered for release.

As California dismantles its youth prisons, the governor and six labor unions strike a deal to pay out lucrative retention bonuses capping at $50,000.

A bill that passed the Assembly would create a “community campus” on prison grounds where inmates cook their own food and secure jobs before their release.

Only three days have passed since California’s primary election, and at least 2.8 million ballots still have to be counted, local elections offices said Thursday. And it isn’t yet clear in four statewide and numerous congressional and legislative races which two candidates will advance to the general election in November. Nevertheless, some key takeaways have […]

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

So it begins. More than 6 million water users (that is, humans) across Southern California woke up on Wednesday to find themselves under new drought restrictions.  If you’ve been following the numbers, none of this should be surprising: As CalMatters’ tracker shows, California has been in a drought for 843 days In March, the State […]

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."