A California gang member was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the shooting death of a man in Santa Maria. Alfredo Junior Alaniz, 25, of Santa Maria, was sentenced for the murder of Mario Merino ...
March 13, 2026 – LOS ANGELES, CA – A member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang who controlled and extorted Latino street gangs in the Pomona area and three of his underlings were sentenced on Thursday ...
The 15-year-olds, who thought they were too young for serious legal consequences, found themselves charged with Conspiracy to ...
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From prison walls to museum halls

Inside a gymnasium at California State Prison Solano, the walls are alive with color. Large murals of athletes in motion — some finished, others still in progress — stretch across the space, painted ...
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How I survived America's prison | Former gang leader

Mario Sanchez, a former gang member, recounts surviving California’s most dangerous prisons, revealing the brutal realities of gang politics, inmate violence, and life behind bars.
Four Pomona gang members connected to the Mexican Mafia were sentenced Thursday to life in federal prison for racketeering ...
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] ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (KRON) — Serial child predator David Allen Funston was granted parole and he was released from a California prison on Thursday.
(KRON) — Serial child predator David Allen Funston was granted parole and he was released from a California prison on Thursday. But he didn’t get very far before deputies swooped in, re-arrested him, ...
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 ...
California could save $150 million annually by shuttering an additional state prison within the next few years, according to a new budget analysis. This recommendation comes as the state faces a ...