A 37-year-old Oakland woman was found dead in Santa Rita Jail Friday, a day after she fell unconscious in a holding cell but ...

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.

A Miami-Dade corrections officer is facing criminal charges nearly three years after prosecutors say he beat an inmate inside a county jail.

The bill advanced out of the House Judiciary Committee on a 7-4 vote along party lines, following intense scrutiny from Colorado legislators on both sides of the aisle.

Three alleged victims in a sexual gratification case against former La Plata County Jail Cmdr. Edward Aber testified Wednesday at the Colorado State Capitol in support of a bill aimed at preventing ...

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 ...

A federal jury has convicted a 24-year-old inmate already serving a life sentence for his role in the violent kidnapping and robbery of a rideshare driver.

In 2020, Los Angeles County's Department of Children and Family Services contacted the Sheriff's Department about a girl who ...

Fairfax County's lenient policy for prosecuting illegal immigrants led to a suspect allegedly stabbing a woman to death after multiple releases from jail.

Quinn Gray, not to be confused with the Jaguars QB and Florida A&M coach, caused quite the buzz in Florida and beyond in 2009 ...

The city of Durango and La Plata County have settled a yearlong dispute over 911 services and related funding. The two ...

A Riverside County Sheriff’s correctional deputy has been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery and false imprisonment, authorities announced Sunday. The deputy, identified as 29-year-old Yash ...