By the end of the day Wednesday, Franklin County jail deputies may no longer be carrying guns if the county commission goes ...

An outside security firm already had been hired before the commissioners voted publicly to approve a contract.

Commissioners should slow down, talk to the sheriff and explain clearly to the public why they think this is the best move ...

The Fayette County Jail could soon become one of the few facilities in the region to begin housing federal inmates. Fayette County Commissioners voted unanimously last week to enter into a ...

A 39-year-old inmate at the Athens-Clarke County Jail died Tuesday morning after being found unresponsive in his cell. Jail staff initiated life-saving measures and EMS transported the inmate to a ...

Hot pots are now banned for inmates at the Sedgwick County Jail after an inmate threw scalding water at a detention deputy last week. “Inmates have traditionally had access to hot water for ...

Two inmates at the Jasper County Detention Center have been accused of starting a fire in a holding cell last fall that destroyed the booking area of the jail, seriously injuring multiple inmates ...

Bush Administration to find suspected weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and the Sarasota County Jail’s population peaked at 880 inmates. It was the first big indication of a growing problem ...

MACON, Ga. — A Macon-Bibb County inmate was injured when other inmates threw hot water onto his face, according to a press release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. The 21-year-old inmate ...