Twenty-three states have abolished the death penalty. California should join them in ending state-sponsored executions.

South Dakota’s four-year process to address the state’s correctional needs evolved into a plan to build a new men’s prison on 160 acres of farmland in Lincoln County ...

The list of disapproved books include such titles as: "Game of Thrones," "The Kite Runner," "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Lady Gaga - Born to be Free." But most books that are banned seem to be ...

The Death Penalty Information Center’s recent annual report contained good news for those opposed to capital punishment. The ...

Californians rejected the anti-slavery ballot measure Proposition 6, which would have forbid forced prison labor. Reparations advocates want to try again in 2026.

This 'Sound Off' explores how healthy friendship between Black women is a form of activism in uncertain times. The article ...

Raymond Lee Oyler set a fire that killed five firefighters in 2006. The California Supreme Court will decide if he remains on death row, writes Robin Epley of The Sacramento Bee.

Stacey Solomon's back to sort out more people's cluttered lives, school drama Waterloo Road returns for a 15th season, ...

Also, Stacey Solomon returns with a new series of Sort Your Life Out and Storyville meets the San Quentin prisoners training ...

After being caught, Ramirez was convicted of 13 counts of murder, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults, and 14 ...

Not too long ago, Vasquez was incarcerated himself with two life sentences for an attempted murder that occurred when he was ...