A 38-year-old inmate died in custody following a medical emergency at a Southern California jail, authorities announced ...

Two inmates in a California state prison are being investigated for the alleged murder of a third inmate in one of the ...

An inmate in a Solano County state prison is suspected of killing another incarcerated man, the California Department of ...

Stephenson Choi Kim of San Gabriel was convicted of murder for a 2004 shooting that killed 21-year-old Venus Hyun and injured ...

A system designed to protect state inmates who wish to leave gangs has backfired, leading to increased violence fueled by ...

An inmate in a California state prison was allegedly killed by two other inmates on Friday evening, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced. Per a CDCR media release, the ...

A nonprofit uses VR headsets to offer inmates practical scenarios like job interviews alongside travel experiences, providing ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday afternoon to reform California's inmate firefighter program. "Inmates who have stood on the frontlines battling historic fires should ...

"These dogs are helping heal the inmates," a trainer said. — -- Inmates at two prisons in California are helping train puppies to become service dogs for wounded veterans and people with autism.

"Our focus is on a person’s rehabilitation and good behavior," an official said. California has increased early release credits for some 76,000 inmates throughout the state to incentivize good ...

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 ...