A former California correctional lieutenant, Matthew L. Madsen, was arrested on federal charges alleging he smuggled cellphones and tobacco to an inmate in exchange for $100,000 in bribes.

In leaked videos from California's largest women's prison, guards stand in a line facing dozens of incarcerated women gathered around cafeteria tables. Suddenly, a guard fires a mustard-brown spray ...

A former Northern California prison lieutenant was arrested Monday on federal charges accusing him of smuggling contraband ...

A prison guard sued the state Friday alleging the Corrections Department failed to protect her from being held hostage and sexually assaulted by an inmate. The complaint lays out in horrific detail ...

The family of a Merced inmate fatally stabbed nearly 180 times at a state prison is suing the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for “deliberate indifference” after horrifying ...

In a lengthy legal battle, hundreds of female prison guards in California are fighting for their rights against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Their contention?

State prisons in the United States became more violent and nearly 50% deadlier over the past five years as authorities ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation maintains a list of books banned from circulation among the state’s 90,000 prisoners. The forbidden books include “The Handmaid’s Tale” by ...

The family of a man who was stabbed to death in Salinas Valley State Prison has filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging negligence by the prison's guards, they said at a press conference held ...