The jail has now had eight inmate deaths in 2025, more than the total for all of last year. The seventh death this year came May 12 when a convicted murderer hanged himself.

The jail has been grappling with overcrowding, prompting the initiative to construct single-cell dorms to separate inmates. Sheriff Stephens emphasized the importance of this approach for the safety ...

A Jefferson City woman could face up to 15 years in prison after she allegedly assaulted a sheriff's deputy June 2 inside the Cole County Jail.

Douglas County jailer sexually assaulted, impregnated inmate, lawsuit says Woman says she suffered ‘unimaginable’ and repeated abuse by corrections officers, one of whom faces charges.

The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office officially identified an inmate who died in the Bexar County jail this week.

Jail inmate Joanna Ginez, 36, died Wednesday evening after suffering a "medical episode," according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.

A former Jefferson City Correctional Center nurse made an Alford plea to charges that she killed her husband. In 2019, Miller County prosecutors charged Amy Murray with First Degree Murder, Armed ...

The Harris County Jail reported three inmate deaths within just over 24 hours, according to the sheriff's office.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of a 45-year-old inmate who was held at the Chatham County Detention Center ...

An unidentified 32-year-old woman who had been in Pueblo County Jail for just over a day was found unresponsive in her cell Tuesday afternoon, sheriff’s officials said.

A Jefferson City Correctional Center inmate died early Sunday morning. Jerry Thebeau, who was 66 years old, and was pronounced dead at 2:51 a.m. Sunday at Capital Region Medical Center, according ...