The Republic asked the five candidates for Maricopa County sheriff to answer questions about their leadership and priorities. Here's what they said.

The Maricopa County jail system has the fourth-largest inmate population in the country. Earlier this year, it made national headlines after more than a dozen overdosed at the Estrella Jail within ...

PHOENIX — A decades-old lawsuit that alleges inhumane treatment inside Maricopa County jails has been resurrected and will be heard by a new judge.

PHOENIX — A man accused of murdering a fellow inmate in a Maricopa County jail last year is suspected of assaulting another inmate this year, according to authorities.

Sac County sheriff calls for new jail after inmate assaults staffer, nearly escapes On June 4, Sac County Jail inmate Artis Karazins escaped his cell, assaulted staff and law enforcement, and ...

A K-9 has recovered after being exposed to fentanyl at a jail in Maricopa County earlier this week.

A new feature on the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office website is a real-time inmate search to provide visibility into the jail population.

AUBURN, N.Y. — The Cayuga County Sheriff's Office says a deputy in the Custody Division was assaulted by an inmate while the deputy was making his rounds within the county's jail facility. The ...

LaPorsha Williams, a Clayton County Jail employee, was arrested for smuggling a cellphone charger to inmate Rodricus Gonzalezz Martin, hidden in a cereal box.

After MCSO K9 Max was exposed to fentanyl while searching an inmate, new protocols are being made to combat the flow of drugs into the jails.

We're getting a look at the housing conditions of convicted killer Lori Vallow Daybell while she spends her days in Maricopa County's Estrella Jail. She's in her cell alone for 23 hours a day.

The Maricopa County jail system has the fourth-largest inmate population in the country. Earlier this year, it made national headlines after more than a dozen overdosed at the Estrella Jail within ...