A 22-year-old inmate died in a cluster of suspected overdoses on a jail bus early Friday, prompting Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials to halt court transports from the downtown ...

A fast-moving California fire has forced authorities to evacuate part of a 5,000-person jail in Los Angeles County. The Hughes Fire, which broke out Wednesday afternoon in Castaic, is 0 percent ...

The Hughes fire broke out a little before 11 a.m., roughly five miles north of the Pitchess Detention Center. The Sheriff's Department has struggled with a shortage of buses to transport inmates.

An inmate serving a 16-year sentence for firearms charges was apprehended Thursday morning after he walked away from the ...

On Feb. 5, 2025, a contract kitchen worker in the Troup County Jail was arrested after an investigation revealed that the person allegedly brought cigarettes into the jail facility and distributed ...

Two inmates survive overdoses at La Plata County Jail By Reuben M. Schafir Herald Staff Writer Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025 5:43 PM Updated Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 5:46 PM ...

The city of Durango is dropping its lawsuits against La Plata County Sheriff Sean Smith and the La Plata County Board of ...