The jail took away the inmates’ Ipads, legal papers and even some of their clothing. But the smoke kept filling the cells. Some staff said the drugs were being smuggled in by other employees.

Criminal Justice Polk County Jail begins outsourcing inmates after failing to meet state staffing standards. The county has failed to comply with Texas’ mandated ratio of one detention officer ...

Seven Kalamazoo County Jail inmates were left unattended for almost two hours in a court transport van on Monday afternoon, according to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office.

The order called on the jail to voluntarily cease receiving new inmates and to evacuate all current inmates on April 11. It imposed a mandatory deadline of April 26 for the county to do so.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A Latino organization says there are not enough translation resources for inmates who only speak Spanish at the Escambia County Jail.

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County jail is holding about 95 inmates arrested by ICE and slated for deportation. Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene said the county will receive approximately $4.5 ...

UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A unanimous Fayette County Commission voted to enter into a contract with U.S. Marshals to house federal inmates at the county jail in Uniontown. “We’ve been negotiating ...

The Fayette County Jail could soon become one of the few facilities in the region to begin housing federal inmates. Fayette County Commissioners voted unanimously last week to enter into a ...

The Fayette County Jail could soon become one of the few facilities in the region to begin housing federal inmates. KDKA-TV's Erika Stanish has more.

Two inmates at the Jasper County Detention Center have been accused of starting a fire that engulfed the jail’s booking area last fall, seriously injuring multiple inmates and guards. Carlton ...

BALLARD COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - A monthlong investigation led to the arrest of two jail officials in western Kentucky. According to the Carlisle County Sheriff’s Office, the River Counties Drug and ...

Inmates at Cook County Jail on April 16, 2025, walk to a bus that was waiting to take them to various courthouses in Cook County. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) The county struggles even more ...