Los Angeles County officials say they have cut inmate numbers by 14% over the past year, yet jails still operate at up to 145 ...

"All the people in prison that I know want to work. We just want to do it on our own terms," writes Steve Brooks.

The measure would have amended the state’s constitution to repeal language that allows involuntary servitude as a form of ...

Polls show about three-quarters of Americans believe housing affordability is a significant problem — but California was the ...

Until the dust settles there, perhaps a truer barometer of where California is politically can be found in the results of ...

In a significant decision, California voters have chosen to reject Proposition 6, which aimed to amend the state constitution ...

California voters rejected Proposition 6, a measure that would have banned forced labor in jails and prisons. The Associated ...

Three days after the historic election, the results of only a couple of state ballot measures were out as of Friday. The ...

California voters are weighing whether to approve Proposition 33, which would greatly expand the control local government has ...

California voters have passed Proposition 36, the Associated Press projects, approving changes that will roll back criminal ...

A California ballot proposition that would have amended the state constitution to ban forced prison labor has failed.