Batavia, N.Y. — A minor disturbance at the Genesee County Jail Wednesday morning reportedly led to authorities using pepper spray during a routine search of a housing unit. We're told an inmate ...

Anthony A. Bomasuto, 31, of Batavia, was arrested on April 10 for Criminal Contempt 2nd and Aggravated Family Offense ...

FLINT, MI – From the first day the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office moved into the jail on Saginaw Street in 1988, the jail has faced overcrowding issues. But now, for the first time in at ...

BATAVIA — Crews are working to enclose the future county jail building in time for winter, an effort which is on schedule, project officials said Friday morning. “What they’re doing is they ...

Harvard released a study on the IGNITE program at the Genesee County Jail last year, and that study will be published in the “Quarterly Journal of Economics” in its May 2025 issue. Previous ...

Banks pleaded not guilty Friday and was taken to the Genesee County Jail. He's due back in court April 23.

OXFORD, England. (WNEM) - Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson is on the other side of the pond discussing his jail’s IGNITE program, which helps inmates gain skills and education in the hopes ...

Mar 11, 2025 Mar 11, 2025 Updated Mar 11, 2025 BATAVIA — It was a year ago Monday that Genesee County Sheriff’s Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello lost his life in the line of duty during an incident at ...

FLINT, MI – IGNITE program participants observed Education and Sharing Day 2025 during a ceremony at the Genesee County Jail in Flint. Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson delivered a ...