A former Harris County jail guard was sentenced to one year of deferred adjudication, months after he was indicted on ...

High-ranking inmates known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top. By Brian HoweyMukta Joshi ...

Officials say they are searching for a Georgia inmate who escaped from a hospital and is considered armed and dangerous. The search for Timothy Shane entered its second day Tuesday. The ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An inmate in the Washington County jail, being held on 20 counts of sexual assault and kidnapping, allegedly hired two other jail inmates to kill one of the victims he sexually ...

Over the summer, the El Paso County jail recorded three inmate deaths — all of them were ruled by the county coroner as drug-related accidents. The three are the only recorded jail deaths so far this ...

Court records show the plea resolves an indictment that accused Ortiz of assaults in October 2023 and January 2024. The judge ...

Family sues Sacramento County and Sheriff’s Office over inmate Barabino death Lawsuit alleges staff ignored screening, monitoring and treatment for withdrawal risks Case spotlights Mays consent decree ...

The suspect escaped from custody on Monday after he was taken to the hospital after he tried to kill himself, deputies said.

Two more inmates died inside the Harris County Jail this week, according to a spokesperson for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, bringing the jail’s in-custody death total to 18 this year.

Denton County Sheriff's Office seeks help finding December's "Top Ten Most Wanted" fugitives; up to $2,000 reward offered.

Kerry Parks, 63, and Tony Davis, 66, died Wednesday after they both experienced apparent medical emergencies inside the jail, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

Several inmates at the Hamilton County Jail have been charged after a stabbing incident that left two men ...