Sam Haskell IV, accused of killing his wife and in-laws, committed suicide while he was in jail, according to the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner.

The deal would cut maximum holding time to 12 hours for most suspects and require officers to wait with detainees, to prevent people from being unnecessarily booked in the jail. But some argue ...

The parents of a man who died alone in a Colorado jail cell filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing the jail's nurses and sheriff's deputies of ignoring his cries for help.