A $100 million-a-year rehabilitation program for former California prisoners grew with little oversight from the state corrections agency. It鈥檚 unclear how many parolees wind up back in prison.

Newly acquired state data shows that the Corrections Department transferred patients with serious mental illnesses an average of five times over a six-year period, underscoring a CalMatters鈥� investigation this year that revealed the practice and raised questions about the harm it could cause.

Unlike the U.S. Supreme Court, California鈥檚 highest court is more obscure and rarely issues polarizing opinions.

New state laws on police accountability are testing the limits of several agencies, including the Department of Justice, which say they need more resources for these new duties.

One in three California prisoners has a diagnosed mental illness. The state鈥檚 solution for some? Move them around.

The CHP, one of California鈥檚 largest police agencies, does not provide body cameras for 97% of its officers.

Patricia Guerrero, a daughter of immigrants, would become the high court鈥檚 first Latina 鈥� significant in a state court system where Latinos are underrepresented.

Since the surge began in December, some smaller law enforcement agencies, including in Mount Shasta, have been forced to increase overtime, reduce services and reroute non-emergency calls to online portals.

The state discloses little about COVID in its juvenile prisons, but an internal memo reveals that one youth recently was hospitalized with severe symptoms.

While some California courts pull back amid the Omicron surge, others forge ahead with business as usual.

The politically powerful prison guards鈥� union and Gov. Gavin Newsom have resisted a COVID vaccine mandate, despite growing outbreaks.

Four years after a federal appeals court ruled that 30-day vehicle impounds for unlicensed drivers are unconstitutional, some law enforcement agencies across California are still doing them.