Will the next governor continue Gavin Newsom's emphasis on rehabilitation for incarcerated people or move in a different direction? CalMatters recently hosted a panel on the topic.
The largest number of death row inmates is in California. Right now, there are an estimated 580 inmates (including 18 women) in California awaiting execution, although there has not been an execution ...
LOS ANGELES - Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered an independent investigation into the conviction of death row inmate Kevin Cooper, who says he was framed for the stabbing deaths of four people, ...
Governor Gavin Newsom opened an 81,000-square-foot Learning Center at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, marking a turning point in the state's approach to justice and emphasizing rehabilitation and ...
An accused serial killer could face the death penalty in six slayings in Stockton and Oakland, officials said. San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas said Monday he would seek the death ...
There are 737 people on death row in California, and on Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom gave them all a reprieve because he believes the death penalty is immoral and discriminatory. The San Francisco ...
Record number of executions in Saudi Arabia and drugs crackdown in Iran offset broader global trend away from capital punishment ...