For the four men whose stories are told in this documentary, just the chance to earn the degree made it possible for them to see themselves living a different life outside of prison.

This is what the California Department of Corrections does to people.” The Pelican Bay State Prison, which opened in 1989, served as a limit case for the practice of solitary confinement.

The inaugural San Quentin Film Festival this fall will present movies inside the old California state prison and all the movies will be by or about convicts.

FRESNO, Calif. — When Arnold Trevino was released from Solano State Prison – one of several California prisons in which he was incarcerated over a 25-year period for second-degree murder ...

They were incarcerated at California State Prison, Los Angeles County, in the desert city of Lancaster. In 2008, when Webb was 17, he shot and killed an 18-year-old after a party.

Corrections officers, electricians and others will get preferential hiring status but could also be laid off when the prison closes in 2026.