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California's nonpartisan watchdog is blasting Governor Gavin Newsom's labor deal with the state prison guards' union, which lawmakers could vote on as…
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The United States has the largest prison population in the world. And a big part of that is re-offenders. One way to get those numbers down is to give… -
In his final State of the State address, Governor Jerry Brown warned lawmakers about the growth of California's prison system spending. He said it's… -
Inmate suicides and suicide attempts are not being properly handled by California State Prisons, according to a report from the State Auditor. And a state… -
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris recently claimed it costs 'about $75,000 per year to lock up an inmate in California - or more than twice the national average.… -
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced new regulations Friday that would allow more prisoners to reduce their sentences.…
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A new survey finds California divided about how to address the state's stalled death penalty process. As Capital Public Radio's Ben Bradford reports,…
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A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that found California's death penalty to be so plagued with delays that it's unconstitutional.… -
California has agreed to overhaul how it uses solitary confinement in state prisons. Capital Public Radio's Katie Orr reports on Tuesday's announcement. -
California will soon become the first state to provide sex reassignment surgery for a transgendered prison inmate. But the state hopes to avoid paying for… -
Of the more than nine-thousand firefighters battling wildfires across California right now, roughly 40 percent are inmates who participate in fire camps.…
