Los Angeles County officials will launch an investigation into the soaring rate of deaths among people incarcerated in Los Angeles County jails, the Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday, May 13.

Dawson County Pct. 4 Commissioner Russell Cox briefly brought up the topic Tuesday of looking into constructing a new jail ...

Ten inmates escaped a New Orleans jail Friday, and only three escapees have been apprehended. Authorities say they're investigating the escape as a possible inside job.

The former jail employee, Darriana Burton, 28, is one of at least 16 people arrested and accused of aiding the escape of the ...

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. ( WGNO) — The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the second in-custody death to happen this month. According to deputies, around 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11, ...

As police continue to scour Louisiana for the two remaining New Orleans jail escapees on the run, one fugitive was captured on Monday with the help of an anonymous tip from a concerned citizen. Lenton ...

A man accused of helping an inmate escape from the Orleans Parish Jail was arrested in Livingston Parish on multiple drug and ...

An inmate being held at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna died on Thursday, a day after authorities say he ...