A prisoner at the Jackson County Jail was found dead on Friday by corrections deputies, officials said Saturday morning.

A 28-year-old prison inmate has been killed in his own cell by another prisoner who was serving time in the same facility, ...

One inmate attacked two corrections officers, resulting in one officer sustaining injuries at the Sangamon County Jail on ...

A lawsuit claims El Paso County failed to properly protect 57-year-old Jesus Torres before he was viciously killed in jail.

An El Dorado County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Friday on suspicion of having sex with an inmate incarcerated at a local ...

A dog is behind bars at the Armstrong County Jail as part of a new program that hopes to make "pawsitive" changes.

A former Newton County corrections officer charged with giving drugs to inmates in exchange for cash will go to prison.

The victim's family said they wish there were another option for people battling mental health challenges because they do not ...

Hennepin County Sheriff Dewanna Witt is addressing ongoing issues at the Hennepin County jail in the wake of deaths there ...

Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt was “disappointed” and visibly frustrated Tuesday after the County Board delayed a vote ...

The inmate who fled from custody at the Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital in Henrico County has been sentenced to three more ...

Since Tarrant County sheriff Bill Waybourn took office in 2017, 65 people have died while in custody at the county’s jail.