Despite his divisive reputation, President Trump actually signed a stellar bipartisan reform called the First Step Act — and ...

The ruling is the latest chapter in a decades-long case over the inadequacy of the state prison system's mental health care.

A California prosecutor is accusing his state of “prioritizing the criminals” over a $239 million taxpayer-funded prison ...

Arrest, conviction and sentence: Arrested on May 14, 1983. Kraft was pulled over by California Highway Patrol for weaving, and officers found a dead body in the front passenger seat. He was convicted ...

Al” Jones reached out to Ben Kinmont five years ago looking for help. Today, the pair are seeking $80,000 for Jones’ ...

The Salvadoran government has offered to accept deportees from the US, but those with tattoos will be imprisoned for having ...

A prosecutor in California slammed a plan to build a rehabilitation center to replace San Quentin State Prison, saying the ...

Hugs, tears, barking and tail wagging abounded at San Quentin’s prison when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who helped raise them to be service dogs.

A new art exhibit titled "The Only Door I Can Open" is offering the public a rare, intimate glimpse into the realities of ...

There were big smiles, hugs, tears and lots of tail wagging inside San Quentin’s prison recently. All the emotions came ...

THIRTEEN INCARCERATED AND formerly incarcerated individuals who died within the past year were remembered during the fourth ...

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