Studies from RAND show that individuals who participate in educational programs while incarcerated are 48% less likely to return to prison than those who did not have access to these opportunities.

Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates’ return to the community. Corrections and law enforcement officials say they’re all for it.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the release in the coming days stems from a spirit of goodwill and close relations with the Vatican ...

Solitary confinement is being challenged across the US due to its harmful effects on incarcerated individuals and its failure to improve prison safety, with studies and legal cases showing that it can ...

Court documents show the man opened fire in a classroom at Old Dominion University had previously been convicted of aiding a ...

Gregory Lee Vogelsang, who sexually abused young boys, was eligible for a parole hearing under the Elderly Parole Program.

Four Pomona gang members connected to the Mexican Mafia were sentenced Thursday to life in federal prison for racketeering ...

Vogelsang has been granted parole under a California law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in 2020 granting criminals 50 years-old and older who have served 20 or more years in prison a parole review.

Gregory Vogelsang was granted parole, and is set to have a follow up hearing next week. He was convicted of nearly 30 counts of kidnapping and sex crimes.

The incident happened around 10:15 a.m. March 9 inside a cell block at the prison, also known as New Folsom. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials said Jon C. Blaylock, 56, ...

Monterey County inmate Gabriel Otero was found dead at Pelican Bay; investigators are probing an apparent homicide.

A new company will soon provide correctional healthcare services at the Shasta County Jail.  On Tuesday, March 10, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors approved a $8.1 million contract between the ...