Robert Paul Rundo, co-founder of Rise Above Movement, an extremist group that brawled at political rallies in California, ...

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles this week charged a former Syrian military official with several counts of torture allegedly committed at a prison ... District of California said in a statement.

He faced a potential maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison, along with a $250,000 fine. The case was investigated by the FBI and the CDCR. California’s national parks are free these days ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.