A new book by former L.A. prosecutor Marcia Clark raises questions about the tactics used to convict Barbara Graham, the ...
It’s the largest women’s prison in the state — and the world. But that is not the only thing the Central California Women’s ...
"Effective immediately, the prior administration's extreme and categorical policy forbidding prosecutors from seeking the ...
The announcement of Los Angeles County D.A. Nathan Hochman reverses the policy of his predecessor, George Gascón, who did not ...
The 640-acre facility is the largest women’s prison in California, and holds more than 2,000 women, nonbinary and transgender ...
Capital punishment will be sought only in “exceedingly rare cases” after detailed review and consultation with crime victims.
This reverses a policy from now-former District Attorney George Gascón that barred prosecutors from seeking the death penalty ...
A panel of judges found that fines were justified after California failed to staff its prisons with enough mental health ...
The backstory: Prison newspapers are rare, but not new, in California. The San Quentin News dates back to at least 1940, and was re-launched in 2008. The Paper Trail at CCWF is the fourth ...
Convicted killer Scott Peterson was attacked by a fellow inmate at the California prison where he is incarcerated for killing ...
Participants plan to perform the comedy “Love’s Labor’s Lost” at San Quentin in May. Currier said the play is a “360-degree ...