The Webster County Sheriff’s office showed off their new home to the community on Wednesday. After voters turned down a bond ...

James Garner, who appeared in court virtually from the Sterling Correctional Facility, lifted his head to the ceiling when ...

After a long and often emotional hearing at the Grundy County Courthouse on Monday afternoon, former Conrad Chamber-Main ...

New York's governor says multiple prison guards have been criminally indicted in connection with the “disturbing” death of an ...

Last year, the budget authorized up to five prison closures; the state closed two – Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Washington County and Sullivan Correctional Facility in Sullivan County.

LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. — When Douglas Caldwell became an inmate at the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex a year ago, he had no direction. “I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with my life ...

Adams County no longer has its own jail, having closed the facility in the county seat, Ritzville, in 2022 and contracted with a neighboring county for jail space. When booking prisoners into the ...

Mark Flowers, a former Volusia County corrections director, filed a lawsuit against the county government in 2023. The lawsuit alleged retaliation for raising concerns about inmate abuse and for ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Questions remain Wednesday morning as to what caused an inmate in the Duval County jail to be hospitalized. The inmate was injured Monday morning and is in critical ...

A new locked mental health treatment facility with 80 to 100 beds or a new jail could improve health outcomes and reduce criminality. At least 13 inmates have died in Santa Cruz County Jail since 2012 ...

This week, Adams County has turned its attention to a somber yet crucial observance, National Crime Victims' Rights Week. Running from April 6-12, the county joins the nation in recognizing the ...