Three convicted killers who are serving sentences at Salinas Valley State Prison in Central California are suspected of ...

October 24, 2025 – SOLEDAD – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says they are investigating the death of an inmate on Thursday as ...

Eddie Ruiz was convicted in the 2016 shooting death of David Moglen after a car stickup; last week Ruiz was detained after ...

California's parole system for youth offenders is failing to provide meaningful opportunities for rehabilitation, with a 62% ...

A 37-year-old man who walked away from a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reentry program in Los Angeles was apprehended in the Inland Empire this week. Jeremy D. Hendricks had ...

October 4, 2025 – OAKLAND, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Community Compliance Unit (CCU) parole agents led a multi-agency compliance verification operation in ...

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A convicted first-degree murderer who killed an 87-year-old man and bragged about getting away with it is being released by the state’s parole board. Ronald O’Brien back in 1975 shot and killed John ...

A 27-year-old California State Prison, Solano inmate was stabbed with an “improvised weapon” and died Wednesday and two other inmates are now under investigation, state prison officials said.

A man with a violent past is set for release from prison and the Yolo County District Attorney's Office is fighting back against the law that has opened the door to his freedom. Howard Wilbanks, 70, ...

RECOVER. A MOTHER FROM GREENWOOD COUNTY FACED THE SOUTH CAROLINA PAROLE BOARD THIS MORNING. NEARLY SIX YEARS INTO HER INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER SENTENCE. TIFFANY CARROLL’S STORY HAS MOBILIZED COUNTLESS ...