An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m. Thursday, correctional officers in the residential treatment unit of the jail ...

An inmate and one staff member have been taken to hospital following a cell fire at a maximum-security prison in Lara, ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPLC) - An inmate at the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center started a small fire inside his cell this morning, according to authorities. Correctional deputies with the Lafayette ...

Editor’s note: This story has been edited to reflect additional information from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.

A small fire Thursday in one of the federal prisons in the Allenwood complex in Union County was extinguished without any ...