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DETROIT (WWJ)-- Plans to continue construction on the Wayne County jail site that was halted in 2013 amid cost-overruns are moving forward. Wayne County Executive Warren Evans said Friday that ...

Wayne County is moving forward with plans to complete its unfinished jail in downtown Detroit after reaching a settlement with the original design engineers and architects and hiring a consultant ...

The Detroit Free Press has reported on the problems at the jail since summer 2022. Two youths said they were sexually assaulted by other residents in separate incidents this year.

2023 Michigan ORBIE Awards ... Wayne County jail site cleared as ... Demolition of the above-ground structures in downtown Detroit appeared to be completed on Thursday as crews made quick work of ...

DETROIT (WWJ) - One of Wayne County's resolutions for 2017 is to finish building the so-called "fail jail" that has been mothballed the past four years. The unfinished 2,000-bed jail is an eyesore ...

Detroit — A sheriff's deputy was making his rounds about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday on the fourth floor of the Wayne County Jail, checking cell doors to make sure they were closed as he passed some of ...

A Detroit sheriff deputy died after he was attacked by a 28-year-old inmate at the Wayne County jail late Wednesday. Cpl. Bryant Searcy sustained grave injuries after the assault, which occurred ...

DETROIT – A corporal with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office died over night after he was attacked by a jail inmate while he was working. Corporal Bryant Searcy was attacked at 10 p.m. on Sept ...