The Wayne County jail inmate accused of murdering his cellmate had a lengthy history of mental illness and violence, but was not placed on a floor for mentally ill inmates.

CBS News Detroit Digital Brief for August 22, 2023 (CBS DETROIT) - A man is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of a fellow inmate last month at the Wayne County Jail.

County officials and Gilbert's firm Bedrock brokered a deal in 2018 for the real estate firm to build the justice complex after the county abandoned plans to build its own jail, known as the "fail ...

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced Monday that 18 people charged with low-level, nonassaultive crimes have entered a newly launched job court program, giving them the opportunity to have ...

A month after officials lifted a rare public health emergency order at Wayne County's juvenile jail, the facility is again under around-the-clock monitoring by state employees because of a recent ...