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The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office says a deputy was assaulted by an inmate inside the Orleans Justice Center.

A deputy was assaulted by an inmate Sunday during an incident inside the New Orleans jail, according to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office.

Kittitas County law enforcement officials reported that an inmate helped law enforcement track down a suspect in the theft of a jail van.

An investigation was spurred this week after an Athens-Clarke County Jail inmate died and two others were found unconscious.

A 27-year-old inmate is accused of stealing a jail transport van headed for King County—with another inmate still inside.

Footage showing the jail cell where billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was being held the night he committed suicide was released by the Department of Justice to prove that no one entered ...

Staff report WARREN — The Stark County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a complaint regarding the conduct of a Trumbull County Jail employee, officials said. The alleged incident occurred on ...

As Sarasota County grapples with a burgeoning jail population, debating a $700 million expansion, programs seek to curb recidivism.

Alexis Cardenas was being released from jail when he fought his way back inside. Officers used a Taser on him, and a short time later, he was dead.