SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal judge in Sacramento has put control of California prisons' mental health programs into a rare receivership, overseen by former Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion upholding contempt of court findings against California for “grave” mental health conditions in prisons. March 19, 2025 Lawyers for inmates in the long ...

SACRAMENTO — A judge has initiated a federal court takeover of California’s troubled prison mental health system by naming the former head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to serve as receiver, giving ...