Shaylor Watson works in the Delancey Street Restaurant kitchen at the California State Prison Solano in Vacaville on July 24, 2024. “This program has given me hope again in life.

Women exiting California's prison system without access to adequate food can spiral into poverty and recidivism. Activists and lawmakers are pushing for more generous benefits and less red tape ...

Take a sobering look at the food served in U.S. prisons, where meals are often underfunded, nutritionally inadequate, and stripped of dignity. This video explores the controversial reality of prison ...

Alia Cruz, a spokesperson for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said in an email that, by law, prison canteens must be self-sufficient and that the 65% mark-ups are ...

A growing hunger strike is underway in California’s prison system, launched by incarcerated individuals protesting what they ...

When Deanna Mirabal was released from prison seven months ago, after 38 years of being locked up, anxiety overtook her instead of happiness. The world that she left behind at 19 was nonexistent.

The LAO reported California prisons would operate with 15,000 empty beds during the 2024-2025 fiscal year, which would reach 19,000 by 2028. The five prison closures could save the state $1 ...

Karen Souder, a former food truck owner, has been piecing her life together after a prison sentence with the help of buprenorphine, which she stayed on after her release with Dr. Shavit’s help.

In this California prison, inmates who cook for their guards and others ‘rely on each other’ The venture, launched by a venerable San Francisco foundation, counts Jerry Brown and Gov.Newsom ...

The LAO reported California prisons would operate with 15,000 empty beds during the 2024-2025 fiscal year, which would reach 19,000 by 2028. The five prison closures could save the state $1 ...