Montgomery County Sheriff Wesley Doolittle has received a variance from the Texas Jail Commission to add 64 additional beds ...

A former teacher at a small church in Montgomery County pleaded guilty Monday in four sexual assault cases amid allegations ...

Maricopa County Sheriff Sheridan announced jail employees would no longer be scanned for contraband or drugs, saying: “We hire the best employees on the planet, and I trust every single one of them.” ...

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Justice Bureau has passed a rigorous inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail ...

Even when she was incarcerated, Gwendolyn Levi was an advocate. Levi, who spent 16 years in prison, said she remembered years of gathering with other incarcerated women to talk about pending ...

Officers intentionally kept the conditions in a local Alabama jail “as filthy as possible” to convince county commissioners to increase salaries and jail budget, a ploy that eventually killed one ...

The Texas agency that oversees jail standards is heightening its response to Harris County's years-long struggle to meet ...

In a plea agreement filed in late January, Benjamin Shoemaker agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy against rights as well as two counts of deprivation of rights.

Recent incidents include inmate suicides and overdoses, highlighting ongoing safety concerns at the jail. The jail is investigating how drugs are entering the facility, including potential ...

The jail is investigating how drugs are entering the facility, including potential involvement of staff. Two more men have died at the Shelby County Jail ... tension among inmates as well as ...