Whatcom County and its seven cities are planning ... of a new county “justice center” that includes a county jail and treatment facilities for mental health and substance abuse.

Ferndale was Whatcom County’s fastest-growing city from ... new county “justice center” that includes a county jail and treatment facilities for mental health and substance abuse.

The project is anticipated to be the largest in county history, with a current estimated cost of $162 million. The proposals, open through May 12, will nail down bidders’ qualifications. By mid-July, ...

A prominent Whatcom County farming labor activist who was detained ... and supporters planned to hold a protest at the facility Thursday. Alfredo (Lelo) Juarez Zeferino, 25, was arrested around ...

ASHEVILLE - A woman being held at the Buncombe County Detention Facility died April 19, according to a news release from the ...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) has confirmed the death of an inmate on April 19.

(WSAW) - Staff at the Wood County Jail have completed an additional step toward utilizing the county’s new facility. On Saturday, 101 housed inmates were moved from the old jail to the new one.

The commissioners voted 6-3 at their March 27 meeting to solicit bids to sell off part of the Union County ... jail to a private prison company that will operate it as an immigrant detention facility.

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has ordered the Liberty County Jail to close following a recent fire at the facility and a riot by inmates in March. The order follows a special meeting by ...