MERCED COUNTY, Calif. – Authorities in California say six inmates, including a man charged with murder, used a “homemade rope” to escape a jail over the weekend. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office ...
A 38-year-old inmate died in custody following a medical emergency at a Southern California jail, authorities announced Wednesday. Corrections staff and jail medical personnel responded to one of the ...
Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates’ return to the community. Corrections and law enforcement officials say they’re all for it. Medicaid is now paying ...
L.A. County's supervisors called on the Sheriff's Department to implement new health and safety measures after 10 inmate ...
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office released information Saturday on the death of a 44-year-old inmate who perished while ...
Serial child predator David Allen Funston was granted parole and he was released from a California prison on Thursday. But he didn’t get very far before deputies swooped in, re-arrested him, ...
A new company will soon provide correctional healthcare services at the Shasta County Jail.  On Tuesday, March 10, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors approved a $8.1 million contract between the ...