A postponed discussion on jail overcrowding exposed a rift between County Judge Peter Sakai and Commissioner Grant Moody.

The private prison company CoreCivic has sold two of the largest immigration detention facilities in California to the U.S.

A rise in intakes at the county jail has been accompanied by some quick release times from the facility, data shows.

Adopting the Government’s interpretation would pose grave constitutional problems because there is little justification … for detaining every one of the millions of unadmitted noncitizens.” ...

The Osage County Sheriff's Office says the new system is designed to improve jail security by reducing contraband while offering families a faster way to communicate with inmates.

Few concrete answers are known yet as to how an inmate takeover and hostage situation transpired on Monday at a jail in eastern North Carolina. In its update on Tuesday, the ...

A federal lawsuit alleges Lane County jail staff ignored clear suicide risks leading to Patrick McAllister's death.

The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office says it’s investigating an apparent suicide of an inmate.

What started as a straightforward municipal code stop at Santa Monica’s Crescent Bay Park on Tuesday ended with officers ...

Records show that 90 inmates at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas have died in the past 12 years. Nine were ...

Oklahoma prison officials are changing how they evaluate incarcerated women.The Oklahoma Department of Corrections announced ...

Advocates and local outlets have repeatedly highlighted violence and fatalities at the Clayton County facility in recent ...