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California Cites Billions to Cool Prisons, But Won’t Disclose Figures

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has yet to make public the multibillion-dollar cost projection behind its 2024 decision to exempt state prisons from heat safety rules.

Capital & Main · Sep 17

California Eyes Prison Heat Protections That Fall Short of Other Workplaces’

California is crafting weaker heat protections for prisons than for other workplaces, citing billions in costs to cool aging institutions as climate and health risks increase.

Capital & Main · Sep 17

Justice Department Finds 'Unbroken Pattern' of Sexual Abuse in Two California Women's Prisons

A Justice Department report documents California's failure to protect incarcerated women from sexual assault going back decades.

Reason · Aug 20

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Investigation Reveals California Death Row Inmates Use Free State-Funded Tablets To Watch Pornography, Groom Minors

California death row inmates allegedly misuse state-issued tablets for porn and contacting minors, raising concerns over Newsom's £145m prison reform safeguards.

International Business Times UK · May 14

Justice Department probes California and Maine over housing transgender women with female inmates

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether California and Maine violate female inmates’ rights by housing them with transgender women

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Court Rejects Women Inmates' Objections to California Law Related to Housing of "Transgender, Nonbinary, or Intersex" Inmates

The court's reasoning mostly turns on a conclusion that much of the prison behavior that plaintiffs complained about wasn't dictated by that particular law.

Reason · Mar 23

Women in California prison accuse staff cook of rape and urge criminal charges

Exclusive: After investigators concluded an abuse incident occurred, women speak out for first time – ‘I was so scared to tell anybody’

The Guardian - US · Feb 18

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Newsom debunks DHS claim about California releasing undocumented criminals from prison

California governor accused the administration of trying to ‘distract’ from Trump posting a racist video of the Obamas

The Guardian - US · Feb 6

Menendez Brothers Face Parole Board Seeking Freedom After Parents Murders

Lyle and Erik Menendez will appear before California's parole board to seek freedom this week, more than 35 years after the shotgun murders of their parents in the family's luxury Beverly Hills home.

International Business Times · Aug 21, 2025

Ex-guard at California women’s prison sentenced to 224 years for sexual abuse

Gregory Rodriguez convicted of more than 60 charges of abusing women in his custody over nearly a decade

The Guardian - US · Aug 14, 2025

$10.24 a day to risk their lives – and a lot of pride: incarcerated LA firefighters speak out

People serving out their prison terms as firefighters form an integral part of the response to the devastating LA wildfires

The Guardian - US · Jan 17, 2025

‘Running to danger and saving lives’: 1,100 incarcerated firefighters are on the LA frontlines

The jobs are highly coveted, offering training and reduced sentences, but face criticism over low wages

The Guardian - US · Jan 15, 2025

California ex-prison guard found guilty of 64 charges of sexual abuse of women

Gregory Rodriguez, 56, who faced 97 counts, convicted of crimes in one of state’s largest prison abuse scandals

The Guardian - US · Jan 14, 2025

Hundreds of first responders to the wildfires are prison inmates

Inmates in California respond to the blazing fires, facing deadly conditions for less than minimum wage

Fortune · Jan 9, 2025

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The Guardian - US · Jan 9, 2025

‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires

The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR

Top News · Jul 1, 2024

Inmate Missing For 13 Years Arrested In New York City

Inmate missing for 13 years from California prison camp apprehended in New York City. Escapees captured and camp's role in fire suppression highlighted.

The Guardian - US · Apr 11, 2024

She repeatedly reported a prison guard’s sexual abuse. It took years for officials to believe her

Exclusive: Nilda Palacios fought to prove a California sergeant had assaulted and stalked her – by the time her claims were ‘sustained’, he’d quietly resigned

The Guardian - US · Oct 30, 2023

A prison guard confessed to sexual misconduct. He got a year of paid time off and no charges

Records obtained by the Guardian show women in California prisons routinely report abuse, but few officers face consequences

The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2023

The women trapped in prison with abusive guards: ‘They hold my life in their hands’

As California prosecutes a prison guard on nearly 100 charges, survivors behind bars say officer abuse is so widespread it feels inescapable

The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023

One prison guard, 96 abuse charges: women say ‘serial rapist’ targeted them over a decade

Exclusive: Records and interviews suggest the California prison system let Gregory Rodriguez get away with rampant sexual abuse, while his victims were punished

The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2023

As San Quentin prison vows to transform, its residents ask: is change possible?

Inside California’s oldest prison, a mix of hope and fear as the governor’s $380m plan to ‘reimagine’ incarceration begins

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2023

More inmates come forward with lawsuits against California prison guard accused of rape

Eight more inmates have filed lawsuits alleging they were raped and abused inside the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, where former guard Greg Rodriguez is suspected of attacking at least 22 inmates and now faces 96 criminal counts that include rape, sodomy, sexual battery and rape threatening to use…

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