California passed the nation’s first prosecutor-initiated resentencing law in 2018. Few women benefited from these laws, ...

Tucked away in the Central Valley, Central California Women's Facility sits off Highway 99 between Fresno and Merced. Farmland surrounds much of the prison, and visitors are rare. The 640-acre ...

Women make up less than 5% of California’s prison population, but that small portion faces “double punishment,” said Anne Irwin, the director of prison reform group Smart Justice California ...

Thirteen women who are currently serving sentences in the Chowchilla prison filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California earlier this month, asserting that ...

California ministry sponsors compromise bill, arguing that “one community’s safety cannot come at the cost of another’s.” In 2008, while Amie Ichikawa was serving her sentence at the ...

The founder of a California-based porn empire that coerced young women into filming adult videos has pleaded guilty to sex ...

Patricia Krenwinkel, a Manson Family member convicted of seven counts of murders, has been recommended for parole in ...

The leaders of OneTaste, which promoted “orgasmic meditation,” have been found guilty of forcing followers to engage in sexual acts they found uncomfortable or repulsive.

An inaugural cohort of over 60 students will work towards their bachelor’s degrees at a new, first-of-its-kind college campus ...