The proposed site of a new jail — housing men, women and children — would be the old Firestone land in New Chicago.

Alexis Cardenas, 32, died July 8 after an alleged fight with detention officers who were escorting him out of jail.

The man charged in a February crash in the South Strand that killed a family of three is now behind bars in Horry County.

The report outlined two areas where the county could have a big impact on reducing the population in hope of avoiding expansion of the current jail.

Deputies say three people helped two detainees who escaped a South Carolina jail before they were caught in Georgia.

Three people were arrested and charged in connection to two inmates who escaped from the Union County Detention Center.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports three people have been charged with assisting two inmates after they escaped the detention center in July.

Three people have been charged for allegedly aiding the escape of two inmates in Union County, South Carolina, who were later captured in Georgia.

Sheriff Derek Sanders says the suspect, Ivan Mendez, threw liquor in his face and fought him, leading to an arrest that ...

C HARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - An inmate died after being found unresponsive at a jail in Mecklenburg County Wednesday afternoon, according to the sheriff. The 38-year-old man, who, as of this writing, has ...