Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly told Denver7 a backlog of sentenced inmates waiting for a prison bed is putting a strain ...

Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly told Denver7 a backlog of sentenced inmates waiting for a prison bed is putting a strain on county jails across the state. A look at the impact and solutions.

Douglas County had housed ICE detainees since at least 2012, according to county records. The County Board extended the contract multiple times, including in 2020, when it extended it to 2023.

Three Harris County Jail inmates died in custody within a 48-hour period last month. While the circumstances surrounding ...

An inmate at the Douglas County jail died within hours of arriving at the facility early Wednesday morning, officials said.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies were conducting an outdoor death investigation on southbound I-25, about a half mile north of the Larkspur exit.

26-year-old Marathon County Jail inmate dies after apparent suicide attempt Marathon County inmates alerted jail staff to an unresponsive inmate June 1. He later died at a local hospital.

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All pictures from the Douglas County Sheriff's Facebook page. Instead, Deputy Brill found a whole lot of hail. He concluded that the icy round precipitation set off the alarm.

The lawsuit alleged that administration and staff at the Atlantic County Jail don't do enough to protect vulnerable inmates from potential abusers.

The family of 5-year-old Skylar Adams has filed a federal lawsuit against Deputy Thomas Samples and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

A 72-year-old inmate in Forsyth County was found unresponsive Saturday night, prompting an investigation by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.