Johnson County will spend $3.2 million on "vital" repairs to the current jail building as talks continue over construction of ...

High-ranking inmates known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of ...

A report by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department that found no "substantiated" allegations of rape or sexual abuse filed by ...

Johnson County officials are looking for potential locations for a new law enforcement facility. The current jail in located in Iowa City. Aerial Support provided by LightHawk. Johnson County is ...

A mother claims her son will never fully use his hands again after his fingers were severed during an attack inside Clayton ...

A review of 54 lawsuits from across the country found that women who are incarcerated while pregnant face increased risks of ...

Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as ...

A 26-year-old Altoona man who spent more than 1,000 days in the Blair County Prison without trial has sued Blair County and the District Attorney’s Office for violating his speedy trial rights. James ...

Three men incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail — two of them accused killers — are facing trial on charges they beat up and sexually assaulted a fourth inmate inside his cell in September while ...

A man convicted in the 2022 deaths of two people is now facing additional time in prison after he was convicted of smuggling drugs into the Roane County Jail. Ninth ...

Overpopulation was among the biggest concerns about jail safety raised by public officials and advocates earlier this year. Sheriff David Davis and Mayor Lester Miller first addressed overpopulation ...

An investigation is underway after a 32-year-old inmate was found dead inside the Hudson County Correctional Facility over ...