A man who prosecutors call a far-right white supremacist was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in riots at political events across California. Robert Paul Rundo, 34, formerly of ...

Inmates at a recently closed, scandal-plagued Bay Area women’s prison dubbed “the rape club” have reached a historic settlement that will increase oversight and protections for about 500 ...

Former Syrian Official Arrested in California Who Oversaw Prison Charged With Torture LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses ...

Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, who oversaw Syria's infamous Adra Prison from 2005 to 2008 under recently ousted President Bashar al-Assad, was charged by a federal grand jury in California with several ...

California is not the only state that has considered eliminating its punishment clause. Other states, including Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont have successfully abolished free prison labor.