High-ranking inmates known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top. By Brian HoweyMukta Joshi ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An inmate in the Washington County jail, being held on 20 counts of sexual assault and kidnapping, allegedly hired two other jail inmates to kill one of the victims he sexually ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Dozens of Shelby County inmates are being housed in jails across county lines as overcrowding continues at the Shelby County Jail. Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said other ...

The new Wood County Jail has introduced over half a dozen programs to help inmates develop life skills. Programs include job training like ServSafe, counseling, life skills, and recovery groups like ...

Two deaths at the Bay County Jail within four months have raised community concerns over facility conditions. Former inmates allege delayed medical care, unsanitary conditions, and staff indifference.

The Wake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate who was found unresponsive at the Wake County Detention Center on Wednesday morning. Around 5:30 a.m., detention officers found ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Police are investigating after a Jackson County Detention Center inmate died on Tuesday. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday, Oct. 19. the Kansas City Fire ...

Hoke County Sheriff's Office captured two inmates from their detention center an hour after they escaped Wednesday morning, prompting nearby schools to be placed on lockdown. In a post on Facebook, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The death of a Jackson County Detention Center inmate is under investigation. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said it was notified that an inmate died Tuesday after being ...

Kentucky State Police are looking for a man who escaped from the Henderson County Detention Center Tuesday afternoon. Timothy A. Oliver, 53, who was serving a sentence for third-degree burglary, ...

Delaware County and 10 other counties throughout the state were awarded a total of $2 million from the Ohio Attorney General's office to help local sheriffs prioritize addiction treatment for jail ...