A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment of an independent manager to

A onetime county teacher of the year at a SoCal elementary school has been sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for grooming and sexually assaulting two young boys on campus.

A Bay Area man, Victor Serriteno, was convicted of killing a woman he met on a dating app and then starting a fire to dispose of her body which started a wildfire in California that burned a quarter million acres in 2020.

New data shows nearly one-third of California prisoners released early during COVID returned to prison, sparking debate on reentry support.

Earthquakes, wildfires and floods all could cause problems for California prisons. A new audit says they aren't ready to quickly evacuate prisoners.

An Orange County man who prosecutors say led a drug-trafficking ring that exported hundreds of pounds of meth to Australia and Papua New Guinea has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.

A prison dentist’s $1.2 million vacation payout reveals the high cost of unused PTO—and why employers are capping rollover or shifting to unlimited policies.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Maui man faces life in prison for the decades-old murder of a California teenager. Gary Ramirez, 78, was sentenced for the 1982 killing of Karen Stitt in Palo Alto. The 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and stabbed 15 times.