Friday’s lawsuit names the county, its jail director, 11 jail guards and its health care contractor, alleging negligence, ...

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

An open house hosted at the James M. Alexander building in Weiser was held on April 16. Short notice was given by the ...

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to create the Franklin County Department of Corrections, ...

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has taken control of the county jail from the Sheriff's Office, establishing a new Department of Corrections. This decision followed ...

By the end of the day Wednesday, Franklin County jail deputies may no longer be carrying guns if the county commission goes through with a plan to take immediate control of the jail and courthouse ...

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office moved into its new space in the Crossroads Center in Washington this week, becoming ...

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 and ...

Sheriff's Office officials have said they prefer to measure the population by the operational capacity. By that measure, the Sarasota County jail has been overcrowded for more than 20 years.

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 ...

A 57-year-old woman died in Tarrant County Jail custody on Saturday, according to a press release from the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office. The statement did not name the woman, but an in ...

An Island Lake man is serving a 40-day jail sentence after admitting guilt ... according to a judgment order filed in McHenry County court. In February, Nicole Blotnicki, 32, of Glenview pleaded ...