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A California city best known for its historic prison immortalized in a hit song by one of the 20th century's most iconic musicians has been named the best place to live in the state by U.S. News and ...

So when Gov. Jerry Brown had started letting lifers out before leaving office, my mother believed she had a real chance to free Coleman. Her cancer had spread by then — to the bile ducts and the liver ...

Somang Prison, the only private and Christian-run penitentiary in Asia, seeks to treat inmates with dignity—and it sees results. At 13, Cho felt his life split in two. His family moved from South ...

The president derided Democrats and said the United States was “winning.” In the Democratic response, Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia accused the president of sowing fear. Tyler Pager and Luke ...

CDCR officials said the guard suffered multiple puncture wounds from an ‘improvised weapon.' ...

A correctional officer suffered puncture wounds after an alleged attack by an incarcerated person at California State Prison, Sacramento. CDCR is investigating.

State prison officials are investigating the death of inmate John Cisneros as a homicide at California State Prison Sacramento; his cellmate has been detained.

A guard tower overlooks California State Prison, Sacramento, in Folsom in 2024. The prison is adjacent to Folsom State Prison, California’s second-oldest correctional facility. CSP Sacramento houses ...