When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.

The Shelby County Jail is aging, has failing infrastructure and is overcrowded. The sheriff's office allowed reporters inside ...

Thomas Cashman was initially put into an isolation unit at his first prison at HMP Manchester, formerly Strangeways, before ...

Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were ...

Inmate visitation at the Cascade County Adult Detention Center is suspended immediately, pending an investigation into a drug smuggling incident on Feb. 9 and repairs to the visitation area, Sheriff ...

According to Jefferson County officials, 30-year-old Cordel Ladon Battle died after he sustained ‘sharp force injuries’ ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — New documents reveal jailhouse violations in regards to first-degree murder suspect Shanna Gardner, ...

When law enforcement arrest people, they sometimes have severe mental health problems. It would be best to send them to ...

Investigator say Deputy Basil Powell was killed in an ambush near his home in a dispute unrelated to his work at the Palm ...

Unbeknownst to her, she had a warrant out for her arrest for stealing a U-Haul in Palm Bay, Florida. The problem? She had not ...

In a plea agreement filed in late January, Benjamin Shoemaker agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy against rights as well as two counts of deprivation of rights.