The Front Street intake entrance to the San Diego Central Jail in downtown. Photographed on April 8, 2026. (File photo by Thomas Murphy/Times of San Diego) This story was originally published by ...

Earthquakes, wildfires and flooding can threaten the safety of millions of people across California — including prison inmates. In 2025, a total of 90,584 inmates were incarcerated at institutions ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Do you smell smoke? Inside California prisons, there are people assigned to do just that. As CalMatters’ Cayla ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tomas O'Valle/Fresno Bee file/TNS/Newscom The Department of Justice (DOJ) put California on notice last week that the state's ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California prisons are increasingly relying on an unusual fire alarm system: humans. Between 2020 and 2025, the ...

DOJ reports an environment of sexual abuse by staff inside state women's prisons The U.S. Justice Department is exposing, what it says is, a "horrific" environment of staff misconduct and sexual abuse ...

‘Psychological War’: Inside California’s Expanding Use of Jailhouse Stings When Jason Zapata was arrested for allegedly firing a gun into the air, he was thrown in a dimly lit holding cell with trash ...