The Rock County Board of Supervisors approved spending $161,900 for a new body scanner for the Rock County Jail.

Six correction officers involved in the deadly beating of an inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility have been charged with ...

County commissioners approved Thursday a one-year, $728,613.60 contract renewal with Southern Health Partners for medical ...

Concerns for his safety prompted state lawmakers to visit an inmate now housed at the Ohio Penitentiary in Youngstown after ...

Ivery Dorsey stepped out of Pam Lychner State Jail in Humble, Texas, as a free man on Feb. 5 — the third person to be ...

Kachallah Bammi Yarma, a notorious bandits kingpin once jailed in Niger Republic, has resurfaced in Katsina State, northwest Nigeria, nearly nine years after his conviction. His return has sparked ...

At least three prison guards were seriously injured in the incident and the head of the prison's administration was taken to hospital in serious condition, a second source said.

The harboring of illegal aliens could come with harsh penalties, and at least one blue state governor may be getting the message. Border Czar Tom Homan responded to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s ...

Green is critical of the current commissioners' approach to financing the new jail and calls for state funding assistance. He emphasizes the need to address the impact of the new jail on the ...

It’s just wrong,” Harris said. State records show it’s not unusual for Allegheny County Jail officers to use Tasers. In 2023, Tasers were used 183 times at the jail. That’s 43 percent of ...

A Dhaka court today (2 February) sent former state minister for disaster management and relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman to jail in a case lodged over the killing of hawker Sagor in the city's Mirpur area ...

State health officials want inspectors allowed into the dangerous Oklahoma County jail anytime without notice, and county jail trustees want them barred from ever conducting surprise inspections ...