Jacksonville hires CGL to guide one-year search for site to build new county jail. Town halls will let public voice opinions ...

Soham murderer Ian Huntley sent his last note on February 18 which revealed he was having a tough time behind bars and hinted at fears he was about to be targeted in prison ...

L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna has asked the National Institute of Corrections to step in and conduct a review of jail conditions after 10 inmate deaths in less than three months.

For the second time in less than a week, an Augusta-area jail inmate has been found dead in his cell. Dustin Michael Newton, 33, of Martinez, could not be revived after he was found during a routine ...

James Johnson, a correction officer at the Metropolitan Detention Center, first abused a male inmate inside a chaplain’s office, prosecutors said.

The state does not track the prevalence or provide guidance on the issue, leaving inmates to languish in jail and eventually sue counties for damages.

Shasta County Jail approves a $25 million contract for new health care services after a history of in-custody inmate deaths.

A Lorain County corrections officer is facing six misdemeanor charges after she allegedly performed an illegal cavity search ...

A former inmate at Groveland Correctional Facility was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of another inmate at ...

CHESAPEAKE — A former Chesapeake sheriff’s deputy attempted to publicize jail footage of an incident involving an inmate by sending it to an independent reporter, according to recently obtained court ...

The York County Sheriff wants to take corrective action when it comes to the county’s corrections officers.

SAN DIEGO — A federal judge this week declined a request by county attorneys to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the mother of 29-year-old Abdul Kamara, who died March 4, 2024, hours after being placed in a ...