A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Tuesday morning for the new DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center in Mansfield.

Inmate Adriana Lastra dies after a suicide attempt at Bexar County Jail; her death prompts internal and external reviews.

The Los Angeles County Probation Department today announced the arrest of a civilian contract worker for allegedly attempting ...

The 10 men who escaped from the New Orleans jail in May are now facing an additional charge on top of their previous criminal ...

A total of 10 inmates escaped from the jail on May 16. Antoine Massey, one of the two who remained at large, is in custody, ...

President Donald Trump's unconventional approach to clemency has spread hope among federal prisoners and formerly ...

A change-of-plea hearing was delayed Thursday until July 10 for a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy charged with taking part in a Mexican Mafia operation to smuggle heroin into a Castaic jail in ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is urging state officials to reconsider a policy change that would prohibit juvenile offenders with a history of childhood asthma from participating in ...

County jail officials did not respond to NPR's requests for comment. And that's where things currently stand. Gonzalez says he's afraid his brother will be moved to a detention center in Adelanto ...

Families of people who were detained by ICE in immigration raids say they haven't been able to make contact with their loved ones or even find out where many of them are being held.

County jail officials did not respond to NPR's requests for comment. And that's where things currently stand. Gonzalez says he's afraid his brother will be moved to a detention center in Adelanto, a ...