Nearly one-third of California prisoners released early during the pandemic by Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration ended up back in prison, according to California Department of Corrections and ...

North Dakota, on the other hand, has a slightly smaller Native American presence at 5.3%, but the racial group makes up 19% of its prison population.

He said the safety of staff, community and the prison population remains the department’s number one mission. The increase in California prisons’ homicide rate last year, Macomber said, was ...