“CDCR and the corrections budget in general has been a black hole, a money pit,” said Brian Kaneda, CURB’s deputy director.

Sandokan and his friends are locked in a prison cell waiting for a chance to escape. The position is difficult as the cell is ...

Federal authorities are planning to open California's largest immigration detention center at a former state prison in ...

California prisons halt visits after spikes in inmate violence, overdoses, and contraband. CDCR investigates deaths, attacks, and safety concerns.

California prisons to increase use of canine searches on visitors and staff to stem the flow of drugs and other contraband among the incarcerated population. All visitors, ...

California has six privately operated immigration detention centers. Two of these — Golden State Annex in McFarland and Mesa ...

California State Prison, Sacramento, once known as New Folsom, was opened in 1986 and is adjacent to Folsom State Prison, California’s second-oldest correctional facility. CSP Sacramento houses ...