Officials from both counties called the agreement to hold Waldo County’s inmates at the Somerset County Jail a win for their ...

RACINE — An inmate in the Racine County Jail reportedly assaulted another prisoner Dec. 31, causing what the Sheriff's Office described as life-threatening injuries. The injured inmate, a 35-year-old ...

Rana Schmidt remembers her daughter, Elissa Lindhorst, as having a creative soul with a special place in her heart for animals. Lindhorst loved every type of art — from painting to poetry. The 28-year ...

County officials rely on paying overtime to ensure that jails are adequately staffed in the face of recruitment and retention challenges.

A Norfolk man already jailed on multiple felony charges was accused by prosecutors on Tuesday of assaulting an elderly man ...

The Steuben County Legislature Chambers were packed with people on Wednesday morning, over concerns about an agenda item regarding a renewed agreement with the Sheriff’s ...

A man whose conviction in the killing of Jam Master Jay was recently overturned is seeking release on a $1 million bond while ...

Prison staff are so fed up with murderer Bryan Kohberger's antics they are considering drastic measures, the Daily Mail has ...

KERA News has identified another man who died after a Tarrant County jailer knelt on him. The federal government has cautioned against kneeling on handcuffed people.

On Jan. 20, an Amherst County jury found Garrett Harmon, former pastor-elect at the First Baptist Church of South Lynchburg, ...

A county office was accused of coercing detention center inmates into converting to Christianity, but the sheriff in charge of ⁠the jail said there is no truth to the claims.

President Donald Trump shifted toward a more conciliatory approach with Democratic leaders in Minnesota on Monday, a sudden ...