“CDCR and the corrections budget in general has been a black hole, a money pit,” said Brian Kaneda, CURB’s deputy director.

Gregory Rodriguez, 57, was convicted in January of sexually assaulting nine inmates at the women’s prison in Chowchilla.

Two former prison facilities in Kern County could soon augment the federal government’s immigrant detention capacity as the ...

California has six privately operated immigration detention centers. Two of these — Golden State Annex in McFarland and Mesa ...

A budget deficit prompted state lawmakers to trim — but not eliminate — funding for a pilot program that will pay for air ...

Bakersfield tax preparer admits guilt in $25 million tax fraud scheme involving stolen identities and fake businesses, facing ...

A notorious exotic animal dealer who sold a jaguar cub in Riverside was sentenced to six months' probation Monday, federal prosecutors said. Trisha Denise Meyer, 43, of Houston was known for selling ...

Federal authorities now say they arrested more than 360 people at two Southern California marijuana farms last week, ...

A striking moment unfolded in Madera court on Monday as woman after woman recounted the abuse they suffered at the hands of ...

The opening of a new federal detention center in California City has sparked mixed reactions among local residents. The ...

A display about the former pilot was added to the Norton Air Force Base Museum in San Bernardino. Joe Blackstock shares ...