Voters appear to be rejecting Proposition 6 in California, a measure to end involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime.

The measure aims to make prison labor voluntary, following the lead of states across the country that have banned slavery in ...

Prosecutors here have struck a plea deal with a man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend’s friend in 2021, allegedly over ...

California voters decided this week to roll back criminal ... meaning the accused would have to complete court-supervised ...

“California is wasting enormous amounts of public money,” said Robert Bacon, an Oakland-based attorney specializing in death ...

Proposition 36, which will essentially erase California’s landmark 2014 sentencing reform bill, received support from 70% of ...

A former San Quentin prison guard has been indicted for "finding" drugs, cell phones, tobacco and weapons that he had ...

In addition to casting votes for the nation's next president and the state's next U.S. Senator, Californians will decide the ...

Roger Alan Giese, a former coach with the All-American Boys Chorus, accepted a plea deal in which he admitted to molesting ...

Polling support for the ballot measure surpassed 70% ahead of Election Day; opponents voiced wariness over impact on the ...

With the measure headed for victory. Southern California prosecutors say their goal is to protect residents and not to fill ...

California voters rolled back key elements of the state’s landmark criminal justice reform, reflecting mounting frustration ...