After 16 years of sitting empty, former inmates and law enforcement are said to haunt the historic landmark. The Historic Scott County Jail operated for a little over 100 years.

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The New Madrid County Jail is closed, indefinitely, amid concerns it may lose insurance. New Madrid County Clerk Clement Cravens told the Sikeston Standard Democrat a decision ...

Inmates in the Scott County Jail are putting a newfound talent to good use. Since the start of the year, the female inmates at the jail have learned to crochet items like hats, scarves, and ...

Every person sitting in a Scott County Jail cell costs the county approximately $150 to $200 a day. But Sheriff Luke Hennen knows one way to help prevent inmates from ending back behind bars is thr… ...

Upon release from the jail, graduates from this pilot program will not only have an OSHA-10 certification, but many will leave the jail with a construction and industrial maintenance job lined up ...

SCOTT COUNTY, In. (WAVE) - The Scott County Jail in Scottsburg, Indiana was one of the five jails in the state of Indiana to receive funding for a new pilot program. According to officials, this new ...

SCOTT COUNTY, Tenn. — A former Scott County Jail nurse is facing charges that she brought contraband into the facility to sell to inmates and stole prescription medication.

Scott County Jail still on lockdown The sheriff says there aren’t enough officers to guard the inmates The API failed to deliver the resource.

Assault on jail staff is up, sheriff says The Scott County Jail turns to partial lockdowns to address officer shortage, violence The API failed to deliver the resource.

The overcrowded county jail had 26 inmates Tuesday sleeping on floor mattresses or cots.