Eric Risberg / AP Calif. DA Defies Newsom: I Won't Have Violent Criminals Let Loose in My Backyard 'California is out of control and the rest of the nation needs to wake up,' said the Republican district attorney of Orange County. By Samantha Chang May 4, 2021
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images California Creates Insane Plan to Let 63,000 Violent Felons Out of Prison to Supposedly Make Prisons Safer A spokeswoman said the 'changes would help to reduce the prison population by allowing incarcerated persons to earn their way home sooner.' By Cameron Arcand May 3, 2021
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Gov. Newsom's Admin Hands 76,000 Violent, Career Felons the Chance to Walk Free Early California is giving 76,000 inmates, including violent and repeat felons, earlier releases as the state aims to trim its prison population. By The Associated Press April 30, 2021
Brendan Smialowski - AFP / Getty Images Biden Speech Crashed by Angry Protesters: 'I'm Working on It, Man' Joe Biden's speech in Georgia was derailed when protesters interrupted him with shouts about migrants and private detention centers. By Jack Davis April 30, 2021
Minnesota Department of Corrections via @jimsciutto / Twitter Derek Chauvin Is Now Being Held in Solitary Confinement for 23 Hours Per Day He resides in an isolated area of the prison due to safety concerns but will be allowed out for an hour a day for exercise. By Landon Mion April 21, 2021
Inked Pixels / Shutterstock Police Shocked as Convicted Wife Killer Cries COVID to Get Early Prison Release A convicted murderer was released from prison early after he argued that the risk of catching COVID-19 behind bars endangered his life. By The Associated Press April 13, 2021
Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images Attorneys Reveal Ruthless 'Torture' of Imprisoned Capitol Riot Suspects, One Left Partially Blind with His Face Smashed Like a Tomato One incursion suspect was allegedly beaten so severely by guards at a Washington, D.C., jail that he is partially blind. By Elizabeth Stauffer April 11, 2021
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Convicted Murderer of Two Babies Gets the Full California Treatment: A Taxpayer-Funded Sex Change Followed by Transfer to Women's Prison A man who murdered his own children is now in a California women’s prison after receiving a sex change surgery at the expense of taxpayers. By Kipp Jones April 10, 2021
Sandy Huffaker - AFP / Getty Images Hundreds of 'Transgender' Inmates Request Transfer to Women's Prisons After New Law Passes A new law allows incarcerated 'transgender, non-binary and intersex people' to choose if they want to be housed in a male or female prison. By Erin Coates April 6, 2021
Oklahoma City Police screen shot Protesters Furious After Police Shoot Inmate Holding Knife to Abused Guard's Throat Protesters are blaming police after an inmate who held a knife to a jail guard's throat was shot dead. By Jack Davis April 5, 2021