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

The Bexar County Adult Detention Center is overcrowded and understaffed. Sheriff Javier Salazar says it's "bursting at the ...

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 ...

Steuben County lawmakers walked through the Steuben County Jail this week to see how it really runs, according to county officials. Jim Allard invited legislators to tour the facility Wednesday so ...

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 ...

Authorities say a man claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to a federal jail in New York City and told officers he had a ...

It took months of negotiations to settle how much OKC pays the county for jailing city arrestees. A county official hopes it ...

Minnesota man Mark Anderson was armed with a BBQ fork and pizza cutter when he was arrested at a Brooklyn jail for allegedly ...