This story was originally published by. Sign up for their newsletters.A forthcoming set of legislative proposals would create physical contact guidelines for inmates in adult and juvenile detention fa ...

A former Bexar County inmate was pronounced dead on Saturday afternoon at Methodist Hospital, as a result of a previously diagnosed medical condition, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office said. Juan ...

Twenty people died in 2025 in the Harris County Jail, the state’s largest pre-trial detention system, which has faced years of understaffing, overcrowding and wrongful death lawsuits. The death toll ...

CLINTON, Iowa — An inmate found unresponsive in the Clinton County Jail earlier this week has died, according to the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Bill Greenwalt said a correctional officer ...

There is an update to this story. Click here to read. OKFUSKEE COUNTY, Okla. — The Okfuskee County Sheriff's Office says that an inmate being held at the Okfuskee County Jail has escaped. Officials ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities told Channel 2’s Audrey Washington the two people accused of helping three inmates escape from the DeKalb County Jail on Sunday, will face charges. “What do you plan ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Three "dangerous" inmates who escaped the DeKalb County Jail late Sunday night took a Lyft to the Miami area, where they were arrested on Monday night without incident, county ...

A routine facility check at a county jail just east of Atlanta on Monday morning suddenly turned into a manhunt after officials discovered three men, all accused of violent crimes, had escaped the ...

Authorities announced Monday that three inmates, possibly armed and considered dangerous, have escaped from a jail in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. Officials said the fugitives escaped early Monday ...

Three inmates, including one being held on a murder charge, escaped early Monday from a county jail east of Atlanta, authorities said. The escape from the DeKalb County Jail was discovered during a ...

A 40-year-old Tarrant County Jail inmate died Sunday, according to the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office. The woman was found unresponsive in her cell. Lifesaving measures were administered by medical ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Three inmates, including a murder suspect, escaped from DeKalb County Jail early Monday morning. UPDATE: 3 escaped inmates back in custody The sheriff’s ...