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Masterson has been interned at Corcoran State Prison in Central California and will be eligible for parole in 2042 – when he’s 66 years old

Gabriel "Sleepy" Huerta is an alleged member of the Mexican Mafia's three-man "commission," a governing body that settles internal disputes. But he was charged this month in a more mundane matter: the beating of a Wilmington gang member who lost a gun.

Gabriel "Sleepy" Huerta is an alleged member of the Mexican Mafia's three-man "commission," a governing body that settles internal disputes. But he was charged this month in a more mundane matter: the beating of a Wilmington gang member who lost a gun.

Over 3,000 people are in restricted housing in California prisons; the new rules would limit the use and terms. Advocates say the changes dont go far enough and the process is rushed. The public can comment until Oct. 14.

Ten years ago, 29,000 people in California prisons staged a hunger strike.

Prisoners refused food, demanding changes to solitary confinement. Now they are pushing to end the practice altogether.

LOS ANGELES — From his prison cell, the older man with cancer in his stomach wrote down instructions to ensure his gang would not die with him.

A terminally ill Mexican Mafia member expounded on the current state of the gang from his prison cell before he was released to die at home.

Oakland, California The big news coming out of California is about the flooding of the Central Valley where multi-million dollar agribusiness makes its money. Missing from this headline story is the imminent danger faced by over 8,000 incarcerated people at two prisons in the small town of Corcoran:  California State…

The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 and the California Prisoner Racial Groups Agreement to End Hostilities of 2012 are examples of successful conflict resolution.