Harvey Weinstein could be extradited to California to serve sentence for rape
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed an extradition order requesting the transfer of Harvey Weinstein from custody in New York to…
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Orange County School District embezzler sentenced to prison
Jorge Armando Contreras seemed to enjoy a life beyond the means of a fiscal director of an Orange County school…
Prison guard at 'rape club' faces new sexual abuse charges
A new indictment accuses a former corrections officer at a now-closed federal women's prison in California, known as the “rape…
Man sentenced to life in prison for 2015 cartel-related murders in Orange County
The Phoenix man drove to Orange County with a cache of handguns, AK-47 rifles and orders to steal tens of…
Man who broke into Los Angeles mayor's home avoids jail time on vandalism plea
A 29-year-old man accused of breaking into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass's residence, forcing her to flee to a safe…
Los Angeles gang leader 'Wicked' stabbed to death in California prison
Ezequiel Romo, a gang leader who ordered killings of rivals and followers alike in an attempt to maintain control over…
For 18 years in prison for murder he did not commit, a man receives 907,340 dollars
Jofama Coleman, serving a life sentence for a murder he did not commit, carefully avoided calendars. It was too painful…
Felon charged with using machine gun on LAPD officers seven times
A man whose record includes seven felony convictions now faces an attempted murder charge after prosecutors say he opened fire…
El Salvador targets children for gang attacks, human rights group says
MEXICO CITY – Thousands of poor children in El Salvador have suffered arbitrary detention, torture and other abuses as part…
How the prison-set film 'Sing Sing' captures the magic of acting
The new film “Sing Sing” is set in the eponymous maximum-security penitentiary, a gray, gothic structure in upstate New York…