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Ector County officials are preparing to welcome home Jayda Floyd, a beloved juvenile detention officer who died during the ...

Trump administration officials want “Alligator Alcatraz” to be a blueprint, but Democrats are pushing back on expansion.

Jayda Floyd graduated from UTPB in the Spring of 2024 with a psychology degree. She returned to pursue her master's in ...

This week, crews are wrapping up a detention basin project in a Marana neighborhood to help when monsoon storms roll through. Advertisement. About Our Ads; Solve the daily Crossword.

Mass immigration arrests have led to overcrowding in detention facilities, with reports of unsanitary and inhumane conditions. By Miriam Jordan and Jazmine Ulloa Far from public view, the toll of ...

The juvenile detention center was built in 1930 and was guided by an independent board of trustees. In 1972, Bean began his tenure and has run the facility, ...

Canadian officials are “urgently seeking more information” after a Canadian citizen died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a detention center in Florida.