California’s falling incarcerated population has allowed Gov. Gavin Newsom to close four state prisons. Now he’s calling for a fifth.

The Markley Fire eventually fed into the LNU Lightning Complex Fire – one of the most destructive conflagrations in California’s history, destroying 330,000 acres in the Bay Area. Two weeks later, after the fire was extinguished, officials were able to identify Castro’s charred remains from a keepsake found next to them.

A onetime county teacher of the year at a SoCal elementary school has been sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for grooming and sexually assaulting two young boys on campus.

California's prison system is unprepared for climate-related disasters, with outdated evacuation plans, inadequate transportation, and overcrowding exacerbating the risks to incarcerated individuals.

New records show what happened to some of the former prisoners after state leaders chose to shrink a prison population imperiled by the spread of COVID.

Earthquakes, wildfires and floods all could cause problems for California prisons. A new audit says they aren't ready to quickly evacuate prisoners.

The Menendez brothers, who were resentenced to 50 years to life and are now eligible for parole, may be released from prison in the coming months, lawyers predict.

An Orange County man who prosecutors say led a drug-trafficking ring that exported hundreds of pounds of meth to Australia and Papua New Guinea has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.