Hatfield Township man expressed remorse before he was formally sentenced to serve a prison term for sexually assaulting a ...

Specialist officers based in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, and Doncaster, South Yorkshire, will be the first to become equipped with Tasers from Monday.

Blair County commissioners are seeking proposals from food service companies willing to begin providing inmate meals, an option some other county and state prisons currently use. Commissioners Dave ...

One Dallas County jail inmate died July 13, and another is facing a murder charge, according to a Thursday news release from the Dallas County sheriff’s office. Quinnetta Brinkley, 21, died and ...

Sangamon County Sheriff Paula Crouch said Sean Grayson will be housed "in a secure unit" within the Sangamon County Jail.

Police said Tinayia Wright, 27, was charged after she threw a cup of urine at a corrections officer and punched another in the face at Cumberland County Prison.

The Shelby County Jail's intake area is severely overcrowded, holding over 350 detainees, some for weeks, exceeding capacity. The jail's total population, nearing 3,000, significantly surpasses ...

Former Columbus Township Trustee Ben Jackson bonded out of the Bartholomew County Jail Thursday. Jail officials confirmed Thursday morning Jackson was released in lieu of $50,000 bond, after he ...

It's the first of its kind in Washington state — Clallam County is trying to focus on healthcare as people transition from jails and juvenile facilities back into regular life.

Montgomery County has declared a "Code Red" hot weather emergency for Friday due to extreme heat.

In 1975, a petition containing 800 signatures was presented to Champaign County Sheriff Everett Hedrick supporting claims made by county jail inmates of poor jail conditions.

The York County SPCA says its policies are the best way to treat stray cats in a humane manner. Cat rescues say the agency passes the burden to them.