After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has ...

In an effort to enhance safety and crack down on smuggling, the Lake County jail will soon be moving to an electronic mail ...

The inmates housed at the facility in Edwardsville IL allegedly attacked an individual who had been convicted of carjacking, according to the sheriff's dept.

In the measure, he adds that HALT, which limits the use of segregated confinement, "essentially eliminates any meaningful disciplinary sanctions for inmates who commit violent acts." Strong ...

The cost of keeping someone in Cook County Jail for a year in 2023 was $60,621. The annual cost per inmate in the Illinois Department of Corrections in 2023 was $46,743. These costs will continue ...

Duane Lee Chapman, better known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, and his wife, Francie, talked to inmates at the Flagler County Detention Center. FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. - Duane Lee Chapman, better known as ...

The Lake County Jail will begin using a digital mail delivery system next month in an effort to improve safety and reduce the ...

A Shelby County Jail inmate, Courtney Berry, was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead on Sunday. Berry's death marks at least the fifth inmate death at the overcrowded facility this year.