The Texas agency that oversees jail standards is heightening its response to Harris County's years-long struggle to meet ...

Plaintiffs cite issues like lack of inmate segregation and mental health resources in case stemming from Angela Kimberly's ...

Inmate Michelle Cormier is being charged with murder after giving fentanyl-laced heroin to Shelbi Ervin, another inmate, who ...

The County Board of Commissioners hosted a pair of public meetings on proposed plans for an expanded County Jail Wednesday. The first of two meetings Wednesday was well-attended, with nearly every ...

It’s been nearly four and a half months since Hurricane Helene hit East Tennessee and the Cocke County Jail Annex is still closed.

The number of Coloradans in jail who voted in the 2024 election soared from previous years after a new law required county ...

The County Board of Commissioners and the County Sheriff have scheduled two public meetings to seek input on the future of the County Jail. The meetings will take place at noon and 6 p.m. Feb. 12, in ...

The grand jury has indicted Michelle Lee Cormier, 44, a Jefferson County Jail Inmate, for Murder in the fentanyl overdose ...

The Courier Journal gathered internal policies that govern some Jefferson County law enforcement agencies' interactions with ...

The recent death of 26-year-old Aaron Sarles at the Jefferson County Jail is a tragic reminder of the critical need for ...

Right now, there are around 150 inmates in Cocke County, but only around 50 are actually being housed in the county.