In a recent report, the Office of the Inspector General argued the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation should have dismissed, not demoted, a high-ranking adminstrator over his ...

The Elderly Parole Program has contributed to a nearly 30% decline in the state prison population, which dropped from 135,600 inmates in 2014 to 95,700 in 2022, according to CDCR records.

At 3:55 a.m., CDCR staff responded to an alarm and approached a cell occupied by Kyle Cooper and Rahshan Mackey. Officers said Cooper had head trauma and was unresponsive so they called for ...