The Multnomah County jail inmate who died Christmas Eve has been identified as 42-year-old Shristika Nath, authorities said Wednesday. The county sheriff’s office said she died during a “medical event ...

MIDDLETON — Inmate visits at Middleton Jail are cancelled until at least next week and some prisoners are being held in Middlesex County after a transformer fire in a housing unit caused extensive ...

Authorities are investigating a Monday night fight inside the Sherburne County Jail that left multiple correctional officers injured. Jail officials say a fight between two groups of inmates broke out ...

MIDDLETON — A transformer at the county jail exploded outside an inmate housing unit, causing a fire that forced the evacuation of 407 inmates around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The incident occurred outside ...

CARLISLE, Pa. — A 53-year-old inmate at the Cumberland County Prison was found dead in her cell last week, prison officials said Monday. Melissa Marie Trayer, 53, of Mechanicsburg, was found ...

Robert Miller pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual activity with inmate, awaits sentencing. Prosecutors recommend five-year term with three years to serve, fine and registration. Case fits pattern of ...

CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. - A woman incarcerated in Crockett County was found unresponsive in an isolation cell and later died at the hospital, the county sheriff's office said Thursday. The Crockett ...

County officials on Monday renewed an agreement that will provide around-the-clock medical services to inmates housed at the Bartholomew County Jail. The Bartholomew County commissioners finalized a ...

MISSION HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A Los Angeles County sheriff's inmate van was involved in a crash Monday morning on the 5 Freeway in Mission Hills, injuring at least five people. The incident was ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A lawsuit filed on behalf of 38 current and former detainees at the Los Angeles County women’s jail alleges male ...

LOS ANGELES — A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of dozens of current and former inmates in Los Angeles County’s women’s jail claims male correctional officers watched them shower, harassed and groped ...