This is part 1 of a 2-part series on mental health services in the Mahoning County justice system. YOUNGSTOWN — A great deal of conversation about Mahoning County’s justice system in recent months has ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - It is graduation day for a group of Sarpy County Correctional officers who received additional training, giving them the tools to better understand inmates who are suffering from ...

Attorneys allege mentally ill inmates in Arizona prisons are kept in isolation due to staff threats and violence, violating court orders.

An inmate in a county jail twisted and forced a handcuff off using 'sheer strength,' Sheriff's Office says. Here's what to know.

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office was just awarded a $532,000 grant from the U.S Justice Department to start up a mental health program for inmates at their jail. Sheriff Rick ...

Outgoing inmates afflicted with such disorders will be referred to residential care facilities and other services after their ...

Scott County Jail workers allowed a woman in mental distress to repeatedly bang her head against cell walls without ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Civil liberties and mental health advocates say the South Carolina Department of Corrections shouldn't challenge a court order that the agency come up with a plan to better deal ...

Despite repeated warnings from medical professionals, staff at the Sangamon County Jail placed 27-year-old Tiffany Rusher — who had a long, documented history of suicide attempts and self-harm — in an ...