January 25, 2018
In his final State of the State speech, Gov. Jerry Brown suggested California has gone too far on prison spending since 1970. But has it really increased by as much as Brown claimed?
August 18, 2017 | Randol White
According to the State Auditor, the average suicide rate at California-run prisons is significantly higher than the national average for other state-run prisons.
August 9, 2017 | Sally Schilling
California prisons are testing a new rule for lifers.
July 17, 2017 | Randol White
Programs to train California state prison inmates with marketable job skills for life on the outside are expanding starting this month.
May 10, 2017
A study has found mixed results from the $15 million California spent to thwart prison drug smuggling by increasingly creative inmates.
April 24, 2017 | Daniel Potter
State Analyst Caitlin O'Neil says Proposition 57, which intends to make more non-violent offenders eligible for parole, requires more work and specificity into its implementation.
April 19, 2017
(AP) - A federal judge says she will fine California $1,000 a day if state officials don't start providing swifter care for mentally ill inmates.
October 7, 2016
(AP) - California is regaining responsibility for providing medical care at an eighth state prison after 10 years of oversight.
October 6, 2016
Proposition 57 makes it easier for state inmates to be released from prison if they demonstrate rehabilitation.
September 19, 2016
(AP) - Inspectors say a major California prison medical center still is providing inadequate care to inmates despite 10 years of oversight intended to improve care.
