Civilian oversight for correctional institutions is a growing practice nationally, and a group of Dayton-area residents want the community to have more of a say on how the Montgomery County Jail ...

Six deaths among inmates have been reported at Montgomery County Jail in the first half of the year. This number is more than deaths reported at the jail in 2021 and 2022 combined.

The Montgomery County Jail Coalition received a total of 2,101 signatures on its petition for civilian oversight of the ...

A man has been charged with murder after a fatal shooting earlier this month. The Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office has ...

A mother and her reported boyfriend have been indicted in connection with the death of her 7-year-old son with special needs.

Two people have been indicted by a grand jury in connection to the death of a 7-year-old boy in Dayton, Montgomery County ...

Last year, the Montgomery County Jail was part of a years-long investigation by the USA TODAY Network Ohio team into the prevalence of deaths in Ohio jails. Eighteen inmate deaths were reported to ...

Dayton police investigating the death of a 25-year-old Zanesville man said that it appears that Christian Black died of "positional asphyxia" while in custody of the Montgomery County Jail.

A grand jury indicted a Dayton man accused of murdering his uncle earlier this month. Damarez D. Jones, 27, is facing two counts each of murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence, three ...

Shortly before 10 a.m. on June 1, 2022 inside a Dayton hospital, Montgomery County Jail inmate Brian Booth overpowered a 78-year-old contract security guard, who used a cane. Booth, 30, fought ...

DAYTON, Ohio — A Montgomery County grand jury has indicted three people and a Dayton-based business on multiple charges in connection to corruption, theft and animal cruelty, according to the ...