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Epstein Conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell Offered to Teach Yoga In Jail, Inmate Says Ahead of Sentencing
Another inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center wrote in a letter submitted to the court that Maxwell also volunteered to teach English and help others get GED certificates.
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Inmate Slain in California Prison is 3rd Homicide in a Week
Corrections officials said Saturday they are investigating the killing of an inmate attacked by four felons at a high-security facility in Folsom, marking the third slaying this week in a California state prison.
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Man Who Brutally Murdered Monrovia Couple Killed in Prison
A California prison inmate serving a life sentence for stabbing an elderly Monrovia couple to death in 2003 has died, and his cell mate is suspected of homicide.
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Man Who Ran Over Nuevo Woman While Her Kids Watched Sentenced
A Riverside jury in December convicted Bun Thieng Leuk of first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon, child abuse and violation of a domestic violence restraining order for the deadly 2019 vehicular attack on 35-year-old Linda Holguin. Leuk is sentenced to 29 years to life in prison.
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Martha Stewart Shares Gorgeous Nativity Set She Crafted — in Prison
Stewart’s pottery class is just one of the many crafty activities that she did while incarcerated.
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Inmate Who Was Key to Juvenile Life Debate Is Up for Parole
In recent years, hundreds of people once destined to spend the rest of their lives in prison after being convicted of crimes as juveniles have gone free
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Ex-‘Smallville' Actor Allison Mack Starts Prison Sentence Early in NXIVM Sex Cult Case
Mack is best known for her role as a young Superman’s close friend on the series “Smallville.”
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Authorities Find Prisoner Who Walked Away From LA Facility
The prisoner who walked away from a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facility in Los Angeles is now back in custody, facing possible escape charges.
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Authorities Look for Prisoner Who Walked Away From LA Facility
Derbert Pineda was discovered missing from the Male Community Reentry Program facility Sunday evening. The program allows eligible offenders committed to state prison to serve the end of their sentence in a reentry center.
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‘I Will Never Feel What it is Like to Have a Child Within Me': California's Dark History of Forced Sterilizations
Between 1909 and 1979, thousands of women in California lost their right to have children due to their skin color, disabilities, or economic status. This occurred under the laws known as “eugenicism”, a social philosophy that encourages the non-procreation of certain ethnic groups.
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Prison Break: 29 Inmates Escape Federal Lockups in 18 Months, Dozen Still at-Large
Over the past 18 months, 29 prisoners have escaped from federal lockups across the U.S., and nearly half still have not been caught
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Prison Guards Didn't Notice After a California Inmate Was Beheaded in His Cell, Report Says
Shortly after the sadistic torture slaying and beheading of a convicted killer in a California prison, apparently at the hands of his cellmate, prison guards making their rounds reported that both men were alive, according to two new reports from the state inspector’s general office.
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Philip's Legacy Lives in Chef Who Traded Prison for Kitchen
After Prince Philip’s death last week at age 99, politicians and world leaders rushed to eulogize his lifetime of service to his wife, Queen Elizabeth II, and to the British nation
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Bernie Madoff Dies in Federal Prison at 82
Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, died early Wednesday in a federal prison
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Attorney: 1,000 Illinois Inmates to Go Free Under Virus Suit
Illinois has agreed to the early release of some low- to medium-risk inmates as part of a settlement of a federal lawsuit over the coronavirus
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US Prison Guards Refusing Vaccine Despite COVID-19 Outbreaks
Prison guards are refusing coronavirus vaccines at alarming rates
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Elusive Artist Banksy Confirms He's Behind Prison Artwork
Street artist Banksy has confirmed that he was behind an artwork that appeared on the red brick wall of a former prison in the English town of Reading.
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A ‘Truly Dangerous' Man: Ex-NFL Player Kellen Winslow II Gets 14-Year Prison Sentence in Rape Cases
Ex-NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II, who committed sexual offenses against five women in Northern San Diego County, is slated to be sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in state prison.
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Long Beach Man Sentenced for Role in Prison Drug-Smuggling Scheme
A Long Beach man serving time in state prison for attempted murder was was sentenced Tuesday to seven years and eight months in federal prison for his role in a drug-trafficking scheme that smuggled narcotics to inmates with the help of a prison cook.
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California Panel Calls for Overhaul of Sentencing Laws
An advisory committee recommends California should allow all but death row inmates and those serving life-without-parole to request lighter sentences after serving at least 15 years.