Tough-on-crime proposals and politicians won in California, Arizona, Georgia, and elsewhere across the country.

Criminal justice policy advocates caution against viewing the election results as a referendum against reform.

Arizonans have said "yes" to enshrining the right to an abortion in the state constitution, but access faces threats. Here's ...

County officials say they have cut inmate numbers by 14% over the past year, yet jails still operate at up to 145% capacity.

Spread the loveIndividuals in California will be able to vote on whether or not to abolish the state’s restriction on affirmative action in 2021. This prohibition, called Proposition 209, was enacted ...

Polls show about three-quarters of Americans believe housing affordability is a significant problem — but California was the ...

Raising the curtain on California’s landmark arts education initiative, funded by voter approval of Proposition 28 two years ...

Vice President Kamala Harris frequently touted her prosecutorial bona fides on the campaign trail, probably sensing political ...

WASHINGTON — Theodore B. Olson, the conservative attorney who helped win the right to gay marriage in California, died ...

Believe it or not, Election Day was one week ago. Apparently, no one thought to tell California.

Until the dust settles there, perhaps a truer barometer of where California is politically can be found in the results of ...