Scott Wiener

Opinion: Yes, Trump’s Alcatraz plan is idiotic. But it’s also dead serious 

Don’t assume he’s using the prison idea as a distraction. We need to take him literally and be prepared to fight back.  


Rep. Nancy Pelosi called it “the administration’s stupidest initiative yet.”


If the allegations against Robert Hernandez are true, he joins the ranks of a strange group: the firefighter arsonist.

California prisons are making Narcan widely available and reevaluating substance use disorder treatments as drug overdose deaths grow.

The state’s spending per inmate jumped during the pandemic and has continued to increase despite recent cost-cutting moves.