A Bay Area man, Victor Serriteno, was convicted of killing a woman he met on a dating app and then starting a fire to dispose of her body which started a wildfire in California that burned a quarter million acres in 2020.

A onetime county teacher of the year at a SoCal elementary school has been sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for grooming and sexually assaulting two young boys on campus.

New data shows nearly one-third of California prisoners released early during COVID returned to prison, sparking debate on reentry support.

An Orange County man who prosecutors say led a drug-trafficking ring that exported hundreds of pounds of meth to Australia and Papua New Guinea has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.

Earthquakes, wildfires and floods all could cause problems for California prisons. A new audit says they aren't ready to quickly evacuate prisoners.

A prison dentist’s $1.2 million vacation payout reveals the high cost of unused PTO—and why employers are capping rollover or shifting to unlimited policies.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Maui man faces life in prison for the decades-old murder of a California teenager. Gary Ramirez, 78, was sentenced for the 1982 killing of Karen Stitt in Palo Alto. The 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and stabbed 15 times.

Data from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reveals that nearly one-third of prisoners released early during the COVID pandemic ended up back in prison.