An inmate at a private prison in Ohio is suing after he says he was tied up and assaulted by other inmates while it was ...

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday launched the I.G.N.I.T.E. Program at the jail facility. Inmate Growth ...

Special Investigation: Inside Ohio's jails, why have 220 inmates died in 4 years? In 2017, Texas passed the Sandra Bland Act that requires independent investigation of jail deaths and requires ...

A maintenance worker at a New Orleans jail has been arrested and accused of helping 10 inmates escape from the facility late last week, Louisiana's attorney general announced Tuesday. Sterling ...

NEW ORLEANS — Surveillance video captures the moment 10 inmates broke through a jail and ran towards the interstate early Friday morning. The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office shared a timeline of ...

NEW ORLEANS — Five inmates are still on the run after a large-scale escape from the Orleans Parish Jail overnight, with five — captured so far in what authorities call a breach of public safety.

The inmates pulled off the daring escape from a jail early Friday by yanking open a faulty cell door, moving the toilet and slithering through the hole. Graffiti on the wall included the message ...

Responding to a question from Councilmember Oliver Thomas, Hutson said she could not guarantee that inmates would not be left unattended again, noting that the jail is operating with 60% staffing ...