New allegations are detailed in a lawsuit claiming a Houston man was beaten to death by guards in a private Louisiana jail.

A doctor convicted of making sexual advances toward a 76-year-old Sterling Heights woman in her home, then masturbating in ...

Leon Wilson, a veteran correctional officer at the Metropolitan Detention Center, chased the people from the lockup’s parking ...

Local and federal law enforcement are arresting thousands. The right to bail has been politicized. The jail is in a crisis.

The dispute began in Feb. 2024 when Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin filed a complaint against Jefferson County Sheriff Mark ...

Lee County residents will soon see construction equipment at the site of the upcoming jail as the long process of replacing ...

On this day 50 years ago, the walls of Dhaka Central Jail bore witness to one of the darkest chapters in the nation’s history, as four national leaders were brutally murdered behind bars.

A Pell City man is back in the St. Clair County Jail after failing to appear for a plea day in connection to an attempted ...

Nine couples got married on Halloween inside a former county jail in central Ohio that was decorated for the holiday ...

The Colorado case is the third lawsuit filed as part of a recent nationwide effort to force jails to allow in-person family visits.

It's not just that the OK County jail is old and in constant need of repair and renovation. The main problem? Officials say it wasn't built right.