Criminal Justice Polk County Jail begins outsourcing inmates after failing to meet state staffing standards. The county has failed to comply with Texas’ mandated ratio of one detention officer ...

The jail took away the inmates’ Ipads, legal papers and even some of their clothing. But the smoke kept filling the cells. Some staff said the drugs were being smuggled in by other employees.

Seven Kalamazoo County Jail inmates were left unattended for almost two hours in a court transport van on Monday afternoon, according to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office.

Seventeen inmates at the Madison County Jail were recognized for obtaining their Occupational Safety and Health Administration certification. This is the third graduating class, which totaled 23 ...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The Pierce County jail is now housing juvenile inmates due to a staffing crisis and maintenance issues at the Remann Hall youth detention facility. So far, four juveniles ...