Two Texas jail guards allegedly left an inmate trapped inside a cell where a mattress fire was raging — leaving the prisoner ...

Texas prison guards Crystal West and William Romero are charged with felonies after allegedly failing to help an inmate whose ...

In May, 10 inmates escaped from a jail in New Orleans, highlighting the facility’s chronic problems. Derrick Groves was at ...

Shawnee County leaders have agreed to a settlement with the family of a Topeka man who died while incarcerated. The family ...

The “entitled” Florida dentist who arranged the murder of his ex-brother-in-law screamed and berated jail staff for hurting ...

Arthur Vickers, 60, of Welsh, died in an isolation cell in the jail, in which officials said he was confined due to “a significant medical history.” ...

A three-judge appeals panel unanimously struck down Florida’s decades-old ban in the case of Stanley Victor McDaniels.