Ex-warden of women's prison known as the "rape club" goes to trial
Ray J. Garcia is accused of molesting inmates and forcing them to pose naked in their cells. He has pleaded not guilty.
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Ray J. Garcia is accused of molesting inmates and forcing them to pose naked in their cells. He has pleaded not guilty.
The former warden of an abuse-plagued federal women's prison known as the "rape club" went on trial Monday, accused of molesting inmates and forcing them to pose naked in their cells.
A California correctional officer was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison on Monday for causing the death of an inmate in 2016 and pepper-spraying another because he thought it was "funny."
When voters approved Prop. 57, CDCR said inmates would earn early release credits for rehabilitation and good behavior, but critics argue that's not the case anymore. In second of a two-part series, new data reveals nearly half of the felons from one local county, released under Prop 57, have now reoffended.
The law would have undermined a key piece of the nation's detention system for immigrants.
The family of an inmate who died in custody at California State Prison, Sacramento has filed a civil rights lawsuit. The inmate died in 2016 after a guard threw him onto a concrete floor. Two guards involved were fired in 2018. One pled guilty to deprivation of rights and both pled guilty to falsifying documents in an attempted coverup. Family members claim they never knew about the cover-up until the case it appeared in the media. The lawsuit accuses prison officials of excessive force and due process violations.
Eight months in prison is what federal prosecutors sentenced to for fabricating her own abduction.
Kelly Pichardo and another woman allegedly assaulted a passenger during the flight and used racial slurs when a male passenger asked them to stop.
California would allow more ill and dying inmates to be released from state prisons under legislation that cleared the state Senate without opposition on Thursday and heads to the Assembly for final approval.
The former warden, arrested last September, is accused of molesting an inmate as she tried to push him away.
Hundreds of advocates are planning to gather on the west steps of the capitol in Sacramento to protest life without parole. They oppose life without parole for people who didn't kill anyone or intend for them to die.
Phoeun You, 48, sought a pardon from Gov. Gavin Newsom, which never came before his deportation.
The inmate swallowed a balloon pellet filled with half an ounce of methamphetamine and died at a local hospital.
With a new and more infectious coronavirus variant sweeping California, attorneys representing inmates say violations of health orders by prison staff risk a repeat of the outbreaks that killed dozens in the first year of the pandemic.
A new California policy could send dozens of quadriplegic, paraplegic or otherwise permanently incapacitated inmates from nursing homes back to state prisons.
The most populous U.S. state not surprisingly has the most people being released from its prisons and jails. And now it has what organizers said Thursday is the nation's first statewide coordinated effort to help them reintegrate back into the community.
Prison inmates can't legally possess marijuana under California's law allowing recreational pot, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in overturning a lower court that found prisoners could have the drug as long as they didn't consume it.
California is phasing out its state-run youth prisons and shifting the responsibility to counties, 162 years after lawmakers created the first alternative to housing children as young as 12 alongside adults in San Quentin and Folsom state prisons.
A former UC Davis professor is heading to the Tokyo Olympics despite being sentenced to prison.
California state prisons will soon resume limited in-person visits with inmates more than a year after they were halted because of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Tuesday.
California should allow all but death row inmates and those serving life-without-parole to request lighter sentences after serving at least 15 years as part of a dramatic overhaul of the state's sentencing laws recommended Tuesday by an advisory committee to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
State prison officials say as many as 17,600 California inmates may be released early due to the coronavirus, 70% more than previously estimated and a total that victims and police say includes dangerous criminals who should stay locked up.
A California man was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison for trying to sell forged art to a South Florida gallery.
California officials will soon release another 3,100 inmates from state prisons in response to the coronavirus pandemic and in all now plans to release a total of more than 10,000 inmates, or nearly 10 percent of prisoners.
The number of prison inmates testing positive for the coronavirus soared well past the 50,000 mark last month, as recent outbreaks threatened to undo control measures put in place earlier in the pandemic.
A city-versus-church saga continues to unfold in Fairfield as a popular homeless ministry pushes back against a six-figure fine it has been ordered to pay.
Sacramento city leaders on Tuesday will consider passing new rules cracking down on sideshows. It comes as the number of street takeovers continues to grow.
Keon Ellis had a career high 33 points, including nine 3-pointers, to lead Sacramento.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
A football player at Casa Roble High School died over the weekend in a rollover crash in Roseville, police said Monday.
A Freeze Warning has been issued through Tuesday as our coldest temperatures of the season arrive.
A city-versus-church saga continues to unfold in Fairfield as a popular homeless ministry pushes back against a six-figure fine it has been ordered to pay.
Sacramento city leaders on Tuesday will consider passing new rules cracking down on sideshows. It comes as the number of street takeovers continues to grow.
The nonprofit advocacy group Stop Antisemitism gave UC Davis a failing grade.
Keon Ellis had a career high 33 points, including nine 3-pointers, to lead Sacramento.
Sacramento city leaders on Tuesday will consider passing new rules cracking down on sideshows. It comes as the number of street takeovers continues to grow.
From Sacramento to the White House, here's a look at President-elect Donald Trump's pick for communications director.
Freezing temperatures expected for the valley for the first time this winter season have people in the Sacramento area preparing their homes for what is to come.
The American River Bridge Deck Replacement Project has been in the works for years but neighbors say construction at all hours of the night is becoming unbearable.
Sacramento is slowly inching closer to building a new bridge that could one day expand light rail to Sacramento International Airport.
A Freeze Warning has been issued through Tuesday as our coldest temperatures of the season arrive.
The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health said.
Elon Musk's social media platform X is suing California over a new state law targeting deceptive, AI-generated election content, claiming that it violates First Amendment free speech protections.
A U.S. Army soldier from Northern California who was captured during World War II and died as a prisoner of war in the Philippines has been accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Friday.
A Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to Reno was forced to make an emergency landing in Sacramento Wednesday evening, the second such incident involving a Southwest flight from the Bay Area in as many days.
"Inside the NBA" will continue on other networks, even though will no longer be airing on TNT at the end of this season.
The San Francisco 49ers got a taste of what their defense looks like without Nick Bosa in the second half of a loss to Seattle.
The much-hyped fight pitting the 58-year-old Tyson against Paul, 27, shattered records but was marred by tech glitches.
Geno Smith scored on a 13-yard scramble with 12 seconds remaining and the Seattle Seahawks snapped a six-game losing streak against the San Francisco 49ers with a 20-17 victory.
After scoring 60 points in a losing effort the night before, De'Aaron Fox scored 49 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 121-117 win over the Utah Jazz.
From Sacramento to the White House, here's a look at President-elect Donald Trump's pick for communications director.
President-elect Donald Trump announced he selected former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general.
Two women testified before the House Ethics Committee that Matt Gaetz paid them "for sex," their lawyer told CBS News' Major Garrett.
Kennedy insists he is not "anti-vaccine," but he has a long record of false and misleading statements about their safety and benefits. What could he do as Trump's HHS secretary?
Mr. Biden has made addressing climate change a key part of his policy agenda.
The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health said.
Since Movember started, it's raised over a billion dollars to help fund programs for prostate and testicular cancer as well as suicide prevention.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issues urgent safety alert after ninth recall of adult bed rails in three years.
Sacramento County is reporting a staggering drop in the number of fentanyl-related deaths so far this year when compared to all of 2023.
Consumer Reports applauds food giant's decision after less-than-expected demand for the meal kits from school districts.
A Fairfield couple had their home insurance policy canceled because of a photo taken from high above their residence. They called Kurtis when they thought the insurance carrier got it wrong.
Inflation and California's higher wages are driving up the cost of dining out, but the Call Kurtis team has found some relief for your wallet in the form of discount gift cards for restaurants.
A Sacramento mother is seeking answers—and justice—after discovering that her daughter's grave was moved without her knowledge.
A Lodi animal rescue and adoption agency said someone hijacked their Facebook page and is using it to rip people off. They reached out to the Call Kurtis team to look into it.
A Folsom viewer said a credit reporting agency is refusing to remove a debt that isn't hers. She reached out to the Call Kurtis team for help.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
No one — not the Governor's Office, the CHP task force, nor the attorney general — can tell us how many of the people arrested by California's Organized Retail Crime Task Force were sentenced, let alone how many went to jail, received treatment, or re-offended.
CBS News California examined retail theft rates in California and whether the high-profile Proposition 36 would help combat those crimes.
The CHP captain accused of workers' compensation fraud was the commander in charge of the fatal Mahaney Park shootout in Roseville, three officers who worked under him at the time of the shootout confirmed.
CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about the ballot measure from supporters and opponents.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
The family contacted CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team to look into the matter.
The Call Kurtis team has found that some companies you may already be doing business with may offer streaming for free, or at deeply discounted rates.
The fire prompted a massive response from crews across the state, including five strike teams out of Auburn in Placer County.
The goal is to attract more women to the profession.
A new wildfire burning near the Nevada and Placer county line has forced officials to issue mandatory evacuations in both counties on Saturday.
As wildfires rage across California, new research reveals an alarming impact on one of the region's most vital industries: agriculture.
California voters will be asked to authorize the state to borrow $10 billion to pay for climate and environmental projects, including wildfire prevention.
It was a day of conquering fears and overcoming odds at the Sacramento Deep Water Channel this weekend. People living with physical disabilities got an opportunity to feel the exhilaration of setting sail.
A nutrition program to get kids excited about healthy eating in Yuba City is seeing success and now the farm-to-school program will be growing not just food but in size and opportunity.
Kids and teens in Stockton are flocking to a program that's offering them the opportunity of a lifetime.
More than one hundred customers came out to celebrate the grand reopening of a restaurant that's been around for seven decades.
Pursuing higher education can be challenging for any college-bound student and for former foster youth, doing it alone can seem impossible.
Sacramento city leaders on Tuesday will consider passing new rules cracking down on sideshows. It comes as the number of street takeovers continues to grow.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
It's city versus church in a saga that continues to unfold in Fairfield. Back in October, we first told you the church was fighting to reopen its popular homeless ministry without paying the more than $300,000 in fines the city has ordered them to pay in order to reopen.
A football player at Casa Roble High School died over the weekend in a rollover crash in Roseville, police said Monday.
A football player at Casa Roble High School died over the weekend in a rollover crash in Roseville, police said Monday.