SARSOTA COUNTY, Fla. — In Sarasota County, one commissioner says the jail population has reached an "emergency" level. Numbers given to Spectrum News by the sheriff's office confirm the situation: ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The McLennan County jail nurse who may have exposed about a dozen inmates to the virus that causes AIDS has been fired, the county’s attorney confirmed Tuesday. While the ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The McLennan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Friday the 13 th incident in which a jail nurse may have exposed about a dozen county jail inmates with diabetes to HIV ...

MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — There’s movement in the push to reopen Mecklenburg County’s juvenile jail. Sheriff Garry McFadden closed Jail North in 2022 citing staffing concerns. It would take around ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara County inmate allegedly unsuccessfully attempted to escape from the Niagara County Correctional Facility last week, according to the county sheriff’s office. Robert ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Seven L.A. County jail inmates died in January, followed by two more deaths so far in February. “It’s not off to a ...

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - [Update 3:34 p.m.] The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed in a press release that they are investigating the death of Michael James Waller, Jr., 31, as requested by ...

Oklahoma prisoners will soon be able to buy nicotine vapes and pouches while in prison, but Tulsa County jail inmates have been able to buy nicotine e-cigs in jail for years. Jail officials says it ...

SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. — Two murder suspects are on the run Monday morning after escaping from the Sumter County jail on Sunday, which is just outside Central Georgia, according to a post from the sheriff ...

Jennifer Mayerle happily returned to Minnesota and WCCO, where she began her career as a summer intern. The Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist returned to WCCO as a reporter in 2014 ...

A new medical division at the Harris County Jail will seek to improve the timeliness and quality of medical care inside the state's largest pre-trial detention lockup. The Harris County Sheriff's ...

An Ohio jail that holds ICE detainees is expanding amid accusations of overcrowding. Concerns over poor conditions at the Butler County Jail prompted three Columbus-area Democrats to call for further ...