According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, around 3:15 a.m. Monday, during a routine head ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- State prison officials say as many as 17,600 California inmates may be released early due to the coronavirus, 70% more than previously estimated and a total that victims and ...

Safety threats from collapsing concrete have closed Terminal Island prison, with nearly 1,000 inmates now being moved to ...

Inmate firefighters in California will receive higher pay and the state will make permanent firefighting camps that train and educate young offenders under two laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The federal Bureau of Prisons is shutting down its Terminal Island facility near Los Angeles over concerns about crumbling ...

An inmate who walked away earlier this week from a California prison fire camp was apprehended by authorities on Thursday. Alejandro Tobarfuentes, 33, was located and taken into custody in Mecca, a ...

Alejandro Tobarfuentes was reported missing Sunday night from the Francisquito Conservation Camp in Santa Clarita. He was later captured in a remote area in Riverside County.

Tim Fang is a digital producer at CBS Bay Area. A Bay Area native, Tim has been a part of the CBS Bay Area newsroom for more than two decades and joined the digital staff in 2006. An inmate at a ...

California state prison officials said an inmate is accused of trying to kill a psychiatrist during a one-on-one meeting on Friday. Jose L. Ramirez, 35, was identified as the inmate. The attack ...

Inmates at the California Men’s Colony rioted on Thursday for the second day in a row, causing two injuries, according to state prison officials. The riot occurred at the San Luis Obispo state prison ...