The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended closing the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad to help California reduce its corrections spending. Andrew Kuhn [email protected] ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – At The New Mexico State Penitentiary in Santa Fe in 1980 was one of the most violent prison riots in U.S. history. Resulting in 33 deaths and many more injuries, this riot ...

Twenty-three inmates escaped and one guard was killed after armed men stormed a prison in the Mexican resort town of Puerto Vallarta, which has been under siege by cartel members since drug lord ...

LASSEN COUNTY, CA - According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a preliminary 2.0 magnitude quake occurred close to Susanville Tuesday morning. The tremor shook at 10:32 a.m., with its epicenter located ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joseph Mendoza, 36, was stabbed nearly 180 times and died at the Salinas Valley State Prison. Someone on staff captured video of ...

An investigation is underway at a Northern California prison after a man died earlier this week, officials said. Officials at the California State Prison, Sacramento — located in Folsom — found ...

A former California correctional lieutenant, Matthew L. Madsen, was arrested on federal charges alleging he smuggled cellphones and tobacco to an inmate in exchange for $100,000 in bribes. Prosecutors ...

Gerry ignites a prison riot (Daniel Day-Lewis) - In the Name of the Father Posted: February 26, 2026 | Last updated: February 26, 2026 Gerry Conlon (Daniel Day-Lewis) can’t stay silent anymore—after ...