Two more men died at the Shelby County Jail this week, Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said Friday night. The deaths make ...

Officers intentionally kept the conditions in a local Alabama jail “as filthy as possible” to convince county commissioners to increase salaries and jail budget, a ploy that eventually killed one ...

Space is running out at the Sarasota County Jail, with it already being the second-most overcrowded jail in Florida. The Sarasota County Sheriff has been calling for a solution for years, but it's now ...

Warren Grignon pleaded to involuntary manslaughter and distributing a controlled substance for a fellow inmate's death.

Missouri’s local jails are paid $24.95 per day for each inmate they hold before eventually going to a state prison. A ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is using federal prisons to detain some people arrested in its immigration crackdown, the federal Bureau of Prisons said Friday, returning ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro is proposing to close two state prisons and two community corrections centers in a cost-saving measure that ...

With time ticking to plan and fund the construction of the new Whatcom County jail complex approved by voters in 2023, county officials are weighing design options, budget constraints and interior ...

These medications are life and death for someone coming out of custody and in that state,” said Mary Taylor, a clinical ...

A bill aimed at tightening sentencing rules for violent offenders in North Dakota is advancing after a narrow committee vote ...

Shawnee County is getting closer to launching a new program to help jail inmates in need of mental health care. Thursday ...

These medications are life and death for someone coming out of custody and in that state,” said Mary Taylor, a clinical ...