This Oct. 17, 2023 file photo shows the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh. The Allegheny County jail could significantly increase its mental health staffing and provide more training about use of ...

Texas is collecting data on pregnant inmates’ health and outcomes to improve accountability and prevent harm. Advocates push ...

A scheme to smuggle contraband into the Allegheny County Jail was busted after police said they found a Dorito bag containing drugs in the bathroom of a magistrate's office.

Prosecutors are citing prior convictions to enhance punishment for a Mission man accused of murder and the death of his child. According to court documents ...

An Alamo mother who was charged in connection with the car seat strangulation death of her son has been indicted on two new ...

SARSOTA COUNTY, Fla. — In Sarasota County, one commissioner says the jail population has reached an "emergency" level. Numbers given to Spectrum News by the sheriff's office confirm the situation: ...

A South Texas man is sitting in a county lockup for allegedly abusing a corpse during a dispute with his girlfriend.

By picking Annise Parker as their candidate, Democrats show they're serious about running Harris County and want to avoid partisan fights, writes the Houston Chronicle editorial board.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was lights, camera, action for the inmates inside the Clayton County Jail when a new reality show was filmed there. Sheriff ...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — It was lights, camera, action for the inmates inside the Clayton County Jail when a new reality show was filmed there. Sheriff Levon Allen announced on Monday that an episode of ...

ATLANTA — A former nurse contractor who worked at the Fulton County Jail is now a resident there after she was found to be having a relationship with an inmate and was smuggling marijuana into the ...