The sheriff's office, bail reform advocates and public defenders all had different explanations for why the overcrowding had ...

A 51-year-old Elk River man is accused of firing shots at the Sherburne County Government Center, gaining entry and being ...

City leaders are sounding the alarm about overcrowding at the Shelby County Jail, and so are people who have loved ones ...

Radar technology developed for space is being tested in Oklahoma County Jail to monitor inmates' health and prevent fatalities. The system alerts staff of distress like overdoses or fights.

In Cuyahoga County, a jail death triggers mandatory investigations. Here’s what all Ohio sheriffs are supposed to do, and how ...

The Montgomery City Council held a special meeting about the deteriorating conditions in the Old City Jail. To get kids ready ...

The federal government is leasing space inside Nassau County Jail for ICE detainees and reimbursing the county. CBS News New ...

U.S. Sens. Ossoff and Warnock, both Democrats, asked Bondi and the DOJ to investigate whether the civil rights of inmates and ...

Capitol security found a man inside the Minnesota Senate chamber late Friday night after the building was closed to the ...

FHP arrested the 23-year-old Venezuelan man on multiple charges Wednesday in Orlando after leading troopers on a pursuit that ...

An inmate started a fire inside the Bibb County Jail Thursday afternoon, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, which ...

Say ICE detainees being held longer than 72 hours, not permitted showers or recreation time. County Executive Blakeman ...