A Lorain County corrections officer is facing six misdemeanor charges after she allegedly performed an illegal cavity search ...

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office is searching for inmate Luis Perez-Cerna, 27. Perez-Cerna left the jail for a court-ordered appointment in Dane County but never arrived. He was last seen wearing a ...

The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about an inmate who escaped from custody while she was receiving medical treatment at Trident.

She attained habitual felon status after pleading guilty to multiple charges.

Was former Erie County corrections officer Niko Carter prosecuted for contraband — or punished for reporting misconduct?

A Pima County jail inmate alleges Nanos and the department violated Article Two of the Arizona State Constitution.

A Northwest Iowa man has been additionally charged after an attempt to light a fire inside his cell.

The most recent attempt to pass legislation that would create an independent statewide jail oversight body has faltered after facing opposition from law enforcement groups and city and county official ...

A man is facing charges after authorities say he was “fraudulently representing himself as a licensed attorney.” Authorities say Ramond Davis, Jr., was contacting inmates at the Tarrant County Jail ...

Lawmakers spent hours debating a bill that would ban jails from using body-worn cameras to videotape strip searches. The legislation comes after a former jail commander was charged with over 100 ...

In the 23 years since he killed Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, the murderer expressed no regrets and continued to taunt their families from jail.