A Columbus Dispatch photographer has won a regional Emmy award for a 2024 video chronicling inmate deaths in county jails across Ohio.

The family of an autistic 19-year-old who died after his time in an Ohio jail is suing the county and its medical services ...

Here is a sample of what is happening behind bars in Ohio jails, based on investigative reports, surveillance video, family interviews and lawsuits.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit over the death of a woman in the Lake County Jail. U.S. District Judge Donald Nugent last week dismissed the case filed by the family ...

A federal lawsuit filed on Monday accuses a southern Minnesota jail of failing to provide adequate medical care for a detainee shortly before his death.

Vance Boelter, who is suspected of shooting two state lawmakers, voiced concerns on conditions at the Sherburne County Jail, which is already under scrutiny.

The family of Glenn Earl Smallwood Jr., who’s seen in this provided photo, filed a federal lawsuit over his death at the Angelina County Jail in Lufkin, Texas. Attorney Erik Heipt The family of ...

An Ohio woman’s family has filed a lawsuit against the nursing home she was treated at after she developed a pressure wound that became infected and ultimately killed her.

Family files lawsuit over son’s jail death in California, couple accused of forced migrant labor, officer found guilty & more legal cases.

Patty Wolf seeks justice over her daughter Gierra's fatal fentanyl overdose in jail, challenging medical staff's negligence in a wrongful death lawsuit.

Christian Black’s death in an Ohio jail after being held in a restraint chair mirrors two other fatal cases. His family is calling for murder charges and reforms.

Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a man who was killed in 2021 after his Tesla crashed and caught fire near Dayton ...