Jail advocates and attorneys said the interpretation provides sheriff’s offices with a scapegoat opportunity to evade ...

Officials in Maverick County openly acknowledge that poor defendants accused of minor crimes are rarely provided lawyers. And ...

The list of appointments was posted less than a month after the Star-Telegram found the Texas Commission on Jail Standards ...

Jessica Riley, 41, of Tyler, a Smith County contract medical employee working as a medication technician for the Smith County ...

A 69-year-old man slowly suffocated to death in a rural Colorado jail after his ribs were broken during an altercation with a ...

During the prisons-building boom three decades ago, lawmakers allowed private, for-profit corporations to compete for prisons ...

An inmate at the Cooke County Jail died after he collapsed in a solitary isolation cell Wednesday morning. The Sheriff's Office believes he likely died from natural causes.

An inmate housed at the Georgetown County Detention Center has died after suffering a medical condition, officials announced Saturday. The Georgetown County ...

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – An inmate housed at the Georgetown County Detention Center has died after suffering a medical condition, officials announced Saturday. The Georgetown County ...

ended an ongoing feud regarding uncharged inmates at the county jail. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this ...

The Dallas police arrested a man that they say committed at least 14 violent felonies across Dallas County on Thursday, ...

Daniel Douglas attempted to escape custody in December by running out an open sallyport and hiding in a dumpster.