A Porter County Jail officer was terminated for violating the sheriff’s department’s use of force policy and charged with ...

The families of two women from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation who died in jail have filed separate ...

Denver sheriff’s deputy Justin Parchem has been hit with a 30-day suspension after an internal review found he was watching ...

Double magistration is emblematic of the worst of a bureaucratic mindset because it is devoid of compassion, creativity, ...

An effective diversion program would reduce jail overcrowding, save taxpayer dollars and save lives, but doing it right makes all the difference.

Adams County grand jury deems county jail a health hazard with mold, sewage and safety risks, urges construction of a new ...

"When they do their checks the officers are supposed to write the date, the time that the check was done...the officer failed to document that check," said JWC Sheriff Joseph "Guy" Baker.

The family of a man who died in a Philadelphia jail last year contends in a lawsuit filed this week that jail staff did not ...

Relatives of Rachel Robinson, 55, say she had a long history of mental illness and repeatedly sought medical help before she ...

Both Fenumiai and his cellmate, 36-year-old William Farmer, were diagnosed with schizophrenia in their 20s. Their family members say the state should never have housed them together.

A suspect was arrested after impersonating an FBI agent and trying to break Luigi Mangione out of the Metropolitan Detention Center.