The new Wood County Jail has introduced over half a dozen programs to help inmates develop life skills. Programs include job training like ServSafe, counseling, life skills, and recovery groups like ...

DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — Nine couples got married Friday inside a former county jail in central Ohio that was decorated for Halloween. The vows were exchanged in Delaware County’s 18-cell jail building, ...

The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit by the city of Birmingham against Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway, upholding that the Jefferson County Jail is not legally ...

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A county jail in the East will no longer allow in-person visitors with inmates. Effective November 1st, the Carteret County jail will transition to video-only visits.

Two inmates were hospitalized after separate stabbings inside the Fulton County Jail within 48 hours. Inmate Kelvin Watts, previously charged in a 2015 murder case, was stabbed multiple times and ...

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 ...

Similar stories are coming from former inmates of the Dallas County Jail, who say they served too much time behind bars. "I've lost so much that could have been prevented. It could have been stopped ...

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 ...

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 ...

EVERETT — Local law enforcement is warning the public of another scam, this time targeting inmates’ families, friends, neighbors and coworkers. This is the latest version of multiple phone scams ...

On Sunday, at approximately 12:51 a.m., an 88-year-old-male inmate at the Alpena County Jail experienced a medical emergency and subsequently died, according to a Monday press release from the Alpena ...