Two inmates have been killed and a correctional officer attacked since the beginning of June, say CDCR officials ...

California passed the nation’s first prosecutor-initiated resentencing law in 2018. Few women benefited from these laws, ...

With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.

SAN FRANCISCO – A former state correctional officer pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of wire fraud in connection with a ...

The lawyer used her attorney status to smuggle the drug to an inmate with whom she had a personal relationship.

Avenatti, the convicted ex-attorney who gained fame for his fiery cable-news denunciations of President Donald Trump, was ...

Michael J. Madigan, who for decades was one of the most influential Democrats in Illinois politics, was convicted of ...

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The bill sponsor hopes the prison can be retooled to provide healthcare and help solve the state's psychiatric bed shortage.

LONDON (AP) — Two burglars who plotted the heist of a $6.4 million golden toilet, a fully-functional 18-carat piece of ...

A Madison student was attacked in September 2023 in what prosecutors described as one of the most brutal assaults in recent ...

In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 ...