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Benjamin Nkwonta, who spent more than two decades representing clients through the Kern County Public Defender’s Office, ...

Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades but he and other inmates are still taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic ...

North and Tehachapi will match up on Thursday, Jan. 8 at 6:30 p.m. PT. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network. The NFHS Network gives you access to live high school sports around the ...

In a bid to improve end-of-life care for incarcerated individuals in the California prison system, UC San Francisco researchers have found a way to predict who is most likely to die within two years ...

Kamiali Abdulsalam, Kami for short, has already been in the kitchen for several hours baking a batch of 100 sugar cookies when he pulls out chilled dough for another round — which will be cut into the ...

VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Kamiali Abdulsalam, Kami for short, has already been in the kitchen for several hours baking a batch of 100 sugar cookies when he pulls out chilled dough for another round — ...

Charges have been announced in connection with the thwarted, alleged bombing planned in Southern California on New Year’s Eve. Audrey Carroll, Zachary Aaron Page, Dante James Anthony-Gaffield, and ...