A 45-year-old man died at a local hospital after being in Sheriff’s custody at the San Diego Central Jail. The Sheriff’s Homicide Unit is investigating the incident.

In Texas, a long-forgotten series of prison albums offers a rare way to hear what incarceration sounded like decades ago.

Outgoing inmates afflicted with such disorders will be referred to residential care facilities and other services after their ...

Bureau of Justice Statistics issued its annual report about the state of the Bureau of Prisons since enactment of the First Step Act. Results show more work to be done.

Federal authorities are investigating Thursday’s shooting at Old Dominion University as an act of terrorism after identifying ...

Five people face charges following a contraband investigation at Sequoyah High School, where drugs were hidden and allegedly ...

Inside the Montezuma County Detention Center, deputies move through the corridors in rubber-soled boots while inmates wear machine-washable orange Crocs. Men’s uniforms are color‑coded by security ...

Current law allows inmates who are at least 50 years old and have served 20 years in prison to qualify for elderly parole.

As reported by The New York Times, the new policy lets Medicaid start paying for certain services up to 90 days before someone leaves jail or prison and continue afterward. The Times notes that Santa ...

A brawl broke out between nearly a dozen inmates at the Lake County Jail in Waukegan in late January, causing several of them to get injured and battery charges to be filed against them.

The current Hubbard County Jail inmate roster can be found at Accidents: March 2: A non-injury accident was reported in ...

A law enforcement official says the shooter who opened fire in a classroom at Virginia’s Old Dominion University had a gun ...