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A federal judge has sentenced a San Luis Obispo real estate executive to five years in prison for bribing a County Supervisor. Ryan Wright pleaded guilty in September to bribing the late supervisor Adam Hill with over $95,000 in gifts and cash.

The convicted killer of Kristin Smart could be transferred to protective housing after being attacked in prison for the second time.

In today's KCBX News Update: there will be a prescribed burn in Los Olivos from today until Saturday, and California Attorney General Rob Bonta asks for a rehearing in a private prisons case.

When the U.S. Supreme Court ordered California to disgorge tens of thousands of inmates from its overcrowded prison system in 2011, Justice Antonin Scalia…

Correspondent Tom Wilmer reports from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. He visits with Brian May, who along with his partner operates prison tours,…

On this week's Issues and Ideas: Monday marks the transition from Jerry Brown to Gavin Newsom as California's next governor; we'll hear stories about…

A handful of protesters gathered outside the California Men’s Colony prison in San Luis Obispo Thursday. The wives and loved ones of inmates say they are…

There are nearly ten times as many mentally ill persons in jails and prisons as there are in mental hospitals presently in the U.S., according to a recent…

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) said one inmate died and nine others wounded in what's being described as a…

A group of prisoners at the California Men's Colony (CMC) in San Luis Obispo County are working to train former shelter dogs so that the animals can one…