Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than a dozen state prison facilities — including four in Kern County — have been placed under a higher-than-normal level of ...

33 incarcerated women at Puerta La Cruz Conservation Camp are volunteering to be on the front lines this wildfire season in ...

California is spending hundreds of millions on housing and re-entry programs for former inmates – but isn't tracking if those programs are doing anything to change criminal behavior. In collaboration ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will continue the early release of some inmates to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Beginning July 1, the agency will implement a community ...

SACRAMENTO — The state's prison system is run by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), but it turns out that only about half of the state's inmates are actually ...

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California has work to do to ensure that prison rehabilitation programs serve their purpose, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office recent reported. With about 130,000 people in state custody, ...

An offender who was given permission to leave the Male Community Reentry Program (MCRP) in San Diego and never returned was taken into custody Wednesday, the California Department of Corrections and ...