The Department of Health and Human Services has mandated that Vance County reduce the jail population from 148 to just 20 ...

State officials are ordering the Liberty County Jail to shut down, citing longstanding life-threatening conditions.

Dozens of protesters gathered to fight the sale of Union County's 1,000-bed jail as local lawmakers warn of the "serious risk ...

After issues of safety, contraband, and overcrowding, Vance County's sheriff was told to depopulate the jail down to 20. As ...

The Charleston County Jail has historically been surrounded by news of inmate deaths, concerns inside the facility and even a ...

The jail in the county northeast of Houston has been out of compliance with the minimum standards of the Texas Commission on ...

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Tulare County Sheriff's Office is investigating an inmate's death at the Adult Pre-Trial Facility. Authorities say the 44-year-old inmate was feeling sick in his ...

McCoin and McCluskey are accused of breaking into a home after its occupant had been arrested in a case involving allegations ...

The search for an escaped California inmate accused of killing a police officer in Mexico is over. Cesar Hernandez was arrested Thursday by members of Mexico's State Investigation Agency.

Leonard Fortner was booked at the Fulton County Jail last year on a minor, non-violent charge. “We know that the jail had a duty to protect its residents. The inmates who are there,” Hoffler said.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office warns of a scam targeting families of recent jail inmates, urging caution and advising against sending money.