As vacancy rates at several medical and correctional facilities climbed in recent years, California has come to rely on contracted workers.

California has two prisons that primarily house women. At the larger prison, the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, former guard Gregory Rodriguez was found guilty of 64 counts of ...

A leaked video is circulating online showing the brutal killing of a Merced man who was stabbed to death by two inmates while ...

Some California policymakers and prison officials contend that offering more single-occupancy cells might serve the best ...

Throughout California prisons, outdoor showers were condemned, water hoses in kitchen areas discontinued, and garbage disposal usage ceased. Numerous drinking fountains were turned off, and ice ...

Joseph Mendoza’s death at Salinas Valley State Prison was posted on social media. Lawyers say CDCR staff leaked it.

The banned book is “What Kind of Bird Can’t Fly: A Memoir of Resilience and Resurrection,” by Dorsey Nunn and co-author Lee ...

California's essential health care facilities are wasting money on expensive contract labor amid chronic staffing shortages, ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom made nine appointments to the State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) on Oct. 31, and one of the appointees has ties to the Central Valley with her nonprofit work. Shellena ...

In the middle of the pandemic, an Orange County workplace expert introduced a pilot program in Southern California to help people with disabilities secure hands-on training for new jobs. Three years ...

The Justice Department on Thursday joined a Republican-led lawsuit that seeks to block a new Democratic-drawn congressional map in California that voters approved last week. The redrawn district lines ...