House Bill 556 would reimburse counties more money for housing state inmates in their jails.

Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones has clarified that an inmate on a work assignment in Sweetwater is still in custody after he temporarily got lost in an unfamiliar area Tuesday.

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) - An inmate used their “sheer strength” to twist and break out of handcuffs, according to authorities. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office posted photos of the broken ...

An inmate at Etowah County Detention Center died after a medical emergency, with no foul play suspected, as independent ...

Authorities arrested a man following an investigation into contraband inside the Cayuga County Jail. Joseph M. Montesano, 29, ...

Authorities have identified the El Paso County inmate who died in a hospital Friday as a 35-year-old woman originally from ...

An inmate in the Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting last year.

Growing Rutherford County will replace an aging, overcrowded jail through a $300 million project by 2030, project consultant Bart Kline said.

Lawrence Bohnenkamp, 46, of Iowa City, is the inmate at the Johnson County Jail that died Wednesday, the sheriff's office announced Thursday.Police say they fou ...

A state police investigation determined the death of a 46-year-old Snyder County inmate in Clinton County Prison on Nov. 17 was a suicide.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has launched an investigation into the death of a Johnson County inmate on March ...

Christon Collins took drugs in the jail, then fell and hit his head before being dragged into his cell by other inmates.