Inmates and guards hospitalized after “toxic” exposure in women's prison
Eight people at the Lynwood women's jail were hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after being exposed to a “toxic substance,” according to…
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Stephanie Lazarus, LAPD police officer who killed her ex-boyfriend's wife, will not be released
Despite a campaign by justice reform advocates, the California Board of Parole Hearings revoked plans to release the former LAPD…
Supreme Court rejects California immunity in prison COVID deaths
WASHINGTON- The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by California prison officials seeking immunity from lawsuits over their transfer…
Death row inmates are being moved out of San Quentin. Chino city officials are sounding the alarm
City and law enforcement officials in San Bernardino County say they are outraged after dozens of death row inmates were…
Los Angeles Jail Gang Task Force Deputy Arrested for Bragging About Heroin, Sources Say
A sheriff's deputy who was part of a task force focused on keeping Los Angeles County jails free of drugs…
California women's prison rocked by rape scandals to close
A California women's prison so plagued by sexual abuse that it was known among inmates and workers as the “rape…
Judge rules California prison so-called 'rape club' needs oversight
A federal women's prison in Alameda County with an ugly history of sexual abuse of inmates by staff needs to…
The prison that helped build 'the city at the end of the world'
USHUAIA— Some call this prison the Alcatraz of Argentina. Its inhabitants helped build what is known today as the city…