A proposed $40-plus million renovation at the Daviess County Detention Center has led some residents to question why the 125 additional bunks that’s part of the project for Building 1 are needed.

A 61-year-old man from Columbia died while in custody at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center, the Charleston County ...

The man was found unresponsive around midnight Feb. 25. The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the death.

Roughly 30,000 people every year may be getting wrongfully arrested because of unreliable field drug tests, according to one estimate.

People in prisons in Louisiana and across the nation say they're not receiving proper medical care. Why are these cases so common?

The City of McAlester and Oklahoma Department of Corrections have renewed a partnership which will bring inmate labor crews back to the city. ODOC has the Prisoners Public Works Project, which offers ...

Dodge County Sheriff's Office says inmate with Huber privileges never showed up for court.

Also last week, Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer at storied investment bank Goldman Sachs and former White House counsel to President Barack Obama, announced her resignation after emails between her and ...

The family of a Merced inmate fatally stabbed nearly 180 times at a state prison is suing the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for “deliberate indifference” after horrifying ...

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — An inmate at the Belmont County Jail is facing additional charges after authorities said he punched two corrections officers as they were trying to lock down the facility for ...

A bill prohibiting parents from removing their children from school if there is an open child abuse or neglect case has hit a roadblock in the Senate. Huntington City Council moves to place TTA levy ...

While several snow emergencies were declared ahead of the snowfall across the Capital Region, the City of Albany did not have one in effect. Albany handles snow Siblings admit to stealing $90K in ...