Lil Nas X appeared Thursday at a courthouse in Los Angeles for the latest hearing in his police battery case. He is reportedly seeking to file a motion for diversion.

A family is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the Hamilton County sheriff, alleging their loved one died after not receiving critical medical care. Fast-casual Mediterranean chain opens first ...

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 ...

Four Pomona gang members connected to the Mexican Mafia were sentenced Thursday to life in federal prison for racketeering ...

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 ...

The pop star and her family were home when a woman opened fire at their residence, prosecutors said. No one was injured.

Ortiz has been booked for attempted murder and is being held on a $10.225 million bail.

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

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