Nick Jacobson won a settlement after sepsis nearly killed him in jail. Now he's using that money to help other inmates access ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. – Authorities in California say six inmates, including a man charged with murder, used a “homemade rope” to escape a jail over the weekend. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)—California counties are housing more than 1,100 inmates on long-term sentences in jails designed for stays of a year or less, according to the first report detailing the growth ...

Authorities identified Brandon Pleffner as the inmate found dead at San Diego Central Jail, with cause of death pending.

(KRON) — A suspected killer remains at-large after he was mistakenly released from jail in California, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said. The man’s whereabouts are unknown. Deputies ...

Deputies on routine rounds found Brandon Pleffner, 44, unconscious and unresponsive in his cell shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday.

SANTA ANA, CA -- Three jail inmates, including a suspected murderer, escaped from a California jail, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Hossein Nayeri, 37, Jonathan Tieu, 20, and Bac ...

A report by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department that found no "substantiated" allegations of rape or sexual abuse filed by ...

The federal Bureau of Prisons is closing a California lockup that was once home to Al Capone and Charles Manson over concerns ...

On Nov. 10 1936, San Mateo County police made a public announcement that seemed too audacious to be true: A former Alcatraz inmate had simply walked out the front door of the county jail — and ...