California saw a record number of deaths in county jails two years ago. Now, a new state official is holding public meetings ...

Doug Burris, who was credited with improving conditions at the St. Louis County jail, has signed on as a consultant to ...

Zachariah Cook was apprehended after police said he hid in a shed on a property in the 300 block of N. Monroe Street in Fulton.

Jesse Charles Young was charged with third-degree and fourth-degree arson for allegedly setting fire to the county-government ...

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office was able to locate a man wanted on Child Abuse charges while serving a search warrant in the 300 block of N. Monroe St. in Fulton on Tuesday.

At an event hosted by Chicago Republicans, Tom Homan also said he would prosecute Mayor Brandon Johnson if he continued to ...

At around 4:05 a.m., an officer serving breakfast found Steven Woods unresponsive in his cell. An inmate at the Oklahoma ...

An inmate at the Oklahoma County jail died this week in what authorities suspect is a suicide.

A Sewickley Township man who pleaded guilty last year to running a down a man outside a Hempfield townhouse three years ago ...

Two women who “trashed” the Roseville home of their common lover received no jail time following plea deals in their criminal cases. Brianna E. Cabano of Auburn Hills received one year probation ...

The department also oversees all of the internal county construction and renovation projects, and is heavily involved in the $230-million jail project. Purchasing has 15 employees and a $2.5 million ...

A Cook County Jail correctional officer was hurt at the county jail on Friday evening, according to CFD officials.