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.

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.

A guard at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center jail was charged Wednesday with abusing his authority by sexually abusing a detainee — after the feds recovered his DNA on the inmate’s ...

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

Records raise questions about whether corrections staff properly monitored man who died last month in Louisville jail.

Finding a job after being incarcerated can be challenging. This article provides tips and resources to help navigate the job search in Indianapolis.

New video, exclusively obtained by NBC6, captured the moment when a Miami-Dade corrections officer allegedly beat up an ...

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

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

In November, three additional former York County Jail corrections officers were indicted on accusations of accepting payments from a jail inmate. The officers, Kayleigh Hamilton, Emma Kehoe and Zarek ...

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 ...