Maricopa County’s new sheriff ... “America's Toughest Sheriff,” set up the jail in 1993 to highlight what he called overflowing jails, shortly after he was first elected. He said Tent City would hold ...

An inmate who was in critical condition after a Monday incident in the Duval County Jail has died, according to the attorney representing his family. Belkis Plata released a statement on Thursday ...

An Arizona prisoner serving 16 life sentences killed three other inmates at a state prison in Tucson, according to officials. Ricky Wassenaar is accused of killing Saul Alvarez, Thorne Harnage and ...

Once cleared, he’ll be booked into the Maricopa County jail. Deputies searched the home, and no one else was inside. No other injuries were reported. It’s unclear if the suspect targeted ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVG) - The Toledo man accused of killing his own daughter has been released from the hospital and has been booked into a Franklin County jail, records show. He’s reportedly in a ...

Nine Jacksonville corrections officers are suspended after an inmate sustained what Sheriff T.K. Waters described as "bad, very bad" injuries.

Vine Broken Rope died in 1973. But his works line the walls of the old Billings jail, where he frequently stayed. Soon, the ...

Ricky Wassenaar was convicted on 19 charges, including kidnapping, after a hostage situation at an Arizona state prison in ...

Wassenaar and another inmate took over a Buckeye prison tower in 2004 in a 15-day standoff that gripped the nation. Now, he's ...

One of Arizona’s most notorious prisoners was able to kill three fellow inmates because of significant security failures and missed warning signs, according to a union leader and an advocate.

President Trump said Sunday he would “love” to send American inmates to El Salvador’s mega-prison but first needs to check if it’s legal. Speaking with reporters on Air Force One ...