Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to impose a moratorium on the death penalty in California. The order will prevent the state from putting prisoners to death by granting temporary reprieves ...

Gavin Newsom has sought to transform California’s massive prison system into a Nordic-style rehabilitation program. Newsom ...

Condemned California prisoners reportedly watch pornography on taxpayer-funded tablets meant for education, according to ...

State officials have tried to add restrictions to the tablets, but prisoners say there are ways to easily bypass them.

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The Lethal Injection Facility at San Quentin State Prison. California must commute remaining death sentences to life without parole to protect human dignity, align with restorative justice and make ...