Ohio inmate Tommy Meadows won a $404,000 jury award in a civil rights lawsuit. Meadows was pepper sprayed and put into ...

The cell where Tony Mitchell died of hypothermia and sepsis in 2023 sits empty now, but for a few spare mattresses strewn on the floor inside the Walker County Jail. “That cell, as long as I’m sheriff ...

The Autauga Metro Jail closed in June 2024 due to the discovery of black mold. Housing inmates in other facilities has cost Autauga County over $2.34 million through September. Jail transport vehicles ...

The superintendent for schools in Ohio prisons and correctional facilities is retiring after 32 years of public service in education for both incarcerated adults and youth. Jennifer Sanders, ...

Delaware County and 10 other counties throughout the state were awarded a total of $2 million from the Ohio Attorney General's office to help local sheriffs prioritize addiction treatment for jail ...

ATLANTA — Two former corrections officers at Clayton County Jail have been arrested and are now inmates at the facility where they once worked, accused of smuggling contraband. Ashley Lewis-Allen and ...

PRATTVILLE − Since mold forced the closure of a county jail 15 months ago, about $2.34 million in unbudgeted expenses have been paid and a more than a quarter million miles have been traveled to carry ...

NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH — The Tuscarawas County Jail will receive more than $208,000 from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to strengthen addiction treatment programs for inmates, part of a broader ...

SAC CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - Voters in Sac County, Iowa, will have on their ballots a $12.5 million bond for a new jail. The current jail is over 85 years old, and Sac County officials say a new one is ...

The last remaining fugitive, who was part of a group of New Orleans jail inmates that escaped earlier this year, was involved in a standoff with authorities in Atlanta, authorities said. Derrick ...

The Butler County Sheriff's Office will receive an increased rate for holding ICE detainees. The federal government approved a new rate of $105 per day per detainee, up from the current $68. The ...

Tails of Redemption is a program from the Cook County Sheriff's Office, pairing up inmates at the Cook County Jail with shelter dogs for their mutual benefit. Now they're helping others as therapy ...