Three Vacaville employees were among 148 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation members recognized Friday during CDCR’s 2021 Medal of Valor ceremony. “These employees’ dedication to ...

A California correctional officer stands at a gate on the grounds of Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, Calif., on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Andrew Kuhn [email protected] The California ...

North Kern State Prison Officer David Tapia saw a situation go from bad to worse Aug. 31, 2021, when he witnessed a man lob softball-sized rocks at the glass windows of Delano’s Department of Human ...

Statements from Ruiz family members are available at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gS9syOKBJoEW_3C2G3f6lNuuNY5mb1Xc/view?usp=sharing OAKLAND, Calif., March 16 ...

SACRAMENTO (KGET) – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has announced a new tool to help friends and family visit inmates. The Visitation Scheduling Application (VSA) app can ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Forty-four ...

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations (CDCR) says it has received all the public comments on whether state prisons should shave years off inmate sentences. New credits were ...

For years the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has released annual recidivism reports that detail how often inmates re-offend after they are released. But the reports ...

Prisons across California are struggling to process an increasing number of requests by inmates to undergo gender-affirming care. CalMatters, a nonpartisan newsroom committed to explaining California ...

An inmate at an El Dorado correctional camp used to house fire crews escaped from custody Saturday night, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. In a news release, ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday released a budget proposal that includes $14.5 billion for California prisons, nearly the same amount the state expects to spend through this fiscal year while the number ...

High Desert State Prison in Susanville, Calif., in Lassen County. Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate found with stab wounds Friday morning after an alleged attack by two other ...