An attempted homicide investigation is underway in a California state prison after a supervising correctional officer was reportedly attacked by three inmates, authorities announced Thursday. In a ...

A man convicted of burglary in Sacramento County was declared dead Wednesday in his prison cell he shared with another inmate ...

North Kern State Prison in Delano, California Investigating Death of Incarcerated Person, Enrique Gomeztagle, as a Homicide ...

More than 1,000 California inmates have been fighting the wildfires, a controversial practice that dates back to 1915 and results from a complex intersection of public safety, labor economics, and ...

As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are ...

Two inmates from Southern California are suspects in a deadly attack on a third inmate at California State Prison (SAC), ...

The family of a twice-convicted child molester believes the California law that has now freed him from prison should not exist in the first place.

The role of inmate firefighters is in the spotlight as crews continue to battle the blazes in Southern California.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has deployed 931 incarcerated firefighters and 114 support staff through its Fire Camp Program.

Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Where did it start and what do participants actually do and get paid?

State jobs are known for competitive benefits and enrollment in the nation’s largest state public pension plan.

A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation inmate was apprehended Thursday after he walked away from an Acton ...