California man issued 12-year sentence after attempting to smuggle fentanyl through CVG Airport
COVINGTON, Ky. — A California man is set to spend over a decade in prison after authorities say…
Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel, imprisoned half a century, is recommended for parole
Patricia Krenwinkel, convicted of seven murders as one of the most notorious members of the Manson family, was…
Crypto ‘godfather’ who hired L.A. deputies is sentenced to prison
A self-styled cryptocurrency businessman who paid Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies to set people up for arrest and…
Man Gets 3 Years in Federal Prison for Robbery Spree
A 24-year-old Santa Ana man was sentenced Friday to three years in federal prison for a spree of…
Ex-deputy headed to prison for helping L.A. crypto ‘godfather’
A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who admitted to violating the civil rights of multiple victims through…
Contributor: California leads the way in bringing menopause care to prisons
By Alex Busansky and Aishatu YusufGuest contributors Sept. 21, 2026 3:02 AM PT Last week, the Senate Special…
California judge sentences former Syrian prison boss to 60 years for torturing inmates
A federal judge in California has sentenced a former Syrian prison warden to 60 years for torturing inmates…
Northern California ‘Speed Freak Killer’ Wesley Shermantine dies in prison at 60
Northern California ‘Speed Freak Killer’ Wesley Shermantine dies in prison at 60 FOLSOM, Calif. — Wesley Shermantine, known…
San Francisco’s ‘rideshare rapist’ sentenced to 150 years in prison
When rideshare apps were still in their relative infancy, Orlando Vilchez Lazo was driving around San Francisco posing…
California prison towns grasp for new jobs after closures
California prison towns made a grim bargain decades ago. They built their economies around an industry that relied…
CDCR: State prison inmate dies in attack in Sacramento County
State prison inmate dies in attack in Sacramento County, officials say FOLSOM, Calif. — Investigators are looking into…
Ventura County driver double-fatal 124-mph crash sentenced to prison
A Pico Rivera man who killed his friend and girlfriend in a 124-mile-per-hour crash in Ventura County has…