NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A committee charged with advising City Council on public safety matters is recommending plans for new city jail be considered alongside plans for a new courthouse ...

The family of a La Plata County Jail inmate who died in custody has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the county, the jail’s medical contractor and individual employees. Daniel Foard, 32 ...

The state corrections commissioner mandated a quality review and corrective actions by the Chautauqua County Jail after a 2024 suicide attempt. An inmate was seriously injured July 11, 2024, after ...

Rapid City, S.D. (KELO) — Pennington County Sheriff Brian Muller is working on a potential jail project that could lead to either reconstruction, expansion, or fixing failing infrastructure at ...

St. Louis jail death raises questions about restraint chair policy, transparency under new mayor Samuel Hayes died in custody while strapped to a restraint chair weeks before trial; Mayor Spencer ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A new pod at the Cass County Jail is set to open within the next two to three weeks, following multiple delays. “There have been a few delays from the initial ...

FARGO — A 192-bed addition at Cass County Jail could open to inmates in less than a month, authorities said. Jail staff recently received authorization to enter the building, Cass County Sheriff ...

An Allegheny County Jail corrections officer has been suspended following the discovery of a video purportedly showing him making a racist comment about Black people while holding a baseball bat ...

Ticonderoga, N.Y. — The father of a 9-year-old girl who was found dead after being reported abducted Saturday evening in Upstate New York is now in custody, authorities said.

MADISON (WKOW) — Dane County Jail is urging deputies to be extra cautious with incoming mail due to a warning from Cook County Jail.

Jail escapee Derrick Groves eludes capture after two months. Here's what officials are saying.