Newsom’s past actions have made it clear he deplores capital punishment as deeply as many civil rights advocates,” writes ...

On Jan. 17, 2006, California carried out what would turn out to be the last execution in the Golden State in the next two ...

On this day (January 1) in 1958, Johnny Cash played a free concert behind the walls of San Quentin Prison in California. It would be the first of many concerts Cash played for groups of incarcerated ...

An inmate in the Lewis Complex at Buckeye State Prison has died following an altercation with his cellmate, officials confirmed. The death of Joshua Walker, 41, is being investigated as a homicide, ...

San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy surprised families with incredible holiday gifts, including Toyota vehicles, Rivalries jerseys, and tickets to an upcoming 49ers game, creating unforgettable moments ...

PHOENIX — Koa Peat scored 11 points, Tobe Awaka grabbed 15 rebounds and top-ranked Arizona smothered San Diego State for a 68-45 win Saturday night in the Naismith Hall of Fame Series. The Wildcats ...

A former New York state prison guard convicted of murder for his role in the brutal beating of an inmate that was captured on body-camera footage was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison.

FILE - This image provided by the New York State Attorney General office shows body camera footage of correction officers beating a handcuffed man, Robert Brooks, at the Marcy Correctional Facility in ...

Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, a case that could carry the death penalty, which has not been used in California for nearly two decades ...

The deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife have drawn attention to California’s long and tangled history with the death penalty. Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead of stab ...