The brother of a Mercer County Jail inmate is accused of lying to police about his brother’s escape Sunday, May 10, near Prospect, according to state police. The inmate, Dustin Phillip Miller, 34, ...

A prisoner who slipped out of the Mercer County Jail early Sunday morning did not stay free for long. Hours after the ...

Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones has reopened the Court Street Jail in Hamilton to house more contract inmates and felony five offenders that judges can no longer send to prison. A new state law ...

An Ohio sheriff staunchly defended a so-called “warden burger” served to inmates in solitary confinement after a trio of Democrats whom he lambasted as “the Three Stooges” published a letter ...

A local inmate is back in custody after police say he escaped into Butler County on Sunday.

BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - Butler County officials are preparing to reopen an unused jail facility in Hamilton as an overflow option amid renewed attention to crowding concerns and the county’s ...

BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio — The Butler County Jail will be featured in a documentary airing Monday on The Discovery Channel. The docuseries titled “120 Hours Behind Bars” premieres Monday, Jan. 19, at 9 p.m ...

Since jail space is at “a premium,” Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones said housing inmates from neighboring counties comes with a price tag. He said Butler County is being reimbursed $75 a day ...

With the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the news nationally as enforcement surges have swept through Minneapolis and other cities, scrutiny of a local jail that has long had ...

The video above is from a previous story. BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) — State jail inspectors have determined that complaints filed against the Butler County Jail regarding housing conditions, ...

Discovery Channel's 120 Hours Behind Bars reality series premiered Jan. 19. Discovery's "120 Hours Behind Bars" filmed at the Hamilton corrections facility for the new reality series. Discovery’s ...