UPDATE: This post was updated at 9:40 a.m., Feb. 26, to add some information about an out-of-court settlement paid in 2024 ...

Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office have now taken a man into custody after he escaped from the jail on ...

Housing and reentry remain the central pressure points. In January 2025, supervisors approved a $1.2 million, 15-year loan ...

The man was found unresponsive around midnight Feb. 25. The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the death.

Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch was arrested Friday for DUI, failure to maintain lane, and open container violations.

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

Nelson De Jesus Ramos-Diaz remains in custody following his December arrest on aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment charges. Toms River, N.J. – A 29-year-old man from Ocean County remains ...

However, the Dane County clerk of courts told the sheriff's office Perez-Cerna never showed up for his scheduled appearance.

Omar Alexis Grant of North Charleston died at the Medical University of South Carolina on Feb. 14, according to the Charleston County Coroner’s Office.

A Shelby County inmate died shortly following an arrest Tuesday night.

The 46-year-old woman who died last week while being booked into the Clackamas County Jail has been identified as Gerlinde Spring Lynch. The Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office said Lynch’s ...