A Southern California jail worker who was arrested earlier this year allegedly mined inmate records to track down a newly ...

ORLAND PARK, Ill. - A 46-year-old man has been charged with his father's murder in suburban Orland Park, according to police.

A legal claim against the county targets a corrections deputy recently arrested for alleged sexual battery against another ...

Certificates of innocence can help exonerated people get jobs and housing. State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke is making ...

Illinois is examining Martinez Duncan’s death for potential criminal behavior by jail staff, according to the Cook County ...

These books were written with a poison pen. A string of inmate deaths at an infamous Chicago jail have been linked to a terrifying new drug trend — paper laced with a deadly drug and smuggled behind ...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies and correctional officers regained control of a county jail housing unit after a disturbance broke out during a planned search for contraband on Friday, Sheriff Levon ...

An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m. Thursday, correctional officers in the residential treatment unit of the jail ...

CLEVELAND — The Cuyahoga County Scam Squad and Sheriff's Department are alerting residents to a troubling scam in which criminals impersonate deputies to extort money from the families of recently ...

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — A new lawsuit accuses Adams County of ending in-person jail visits in a scheme to profit off inmates and their families by allowing only phone and video visits that cost money.

ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office is warning people of a dangerous phone scam involving its department. Residents have reported getting phone calls from the sheriff’s ...

DARLINGTON COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Three men behind bars are facing even more charges after a Friday jail search. The Darlington County Sheriff’s Office searched the W. Glenn Campbell Detention Center for ...