Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail almost two months ago, and authorities have captured all but the man with the ...

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Two deputies were sent to the hospital after an inmate attacked them with a homemade weapon at Polk County Jail.

In a statement, Sheriff Johnny Moats said staff were collecting lunch trays from cells when an inmate, Dewayne Young, became ...

The closure of the country’s main prison for housing sex offenders has been recommended as a top priority by a group set up ...

CEDARTOWN, Ga. — Two Polk County Jail officers were hospitalized Saturday after being stabbed multiple times by an inmate wielding a homemade weapon, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

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The Bridgeport Correctional Center experienced a plumbing issue Wednesday, forcing inmates to temporarily relocate. According to the Connecticut Department of ...

For neighbors, their main worry is keeping a new jail far from their homes. The city has not yet said where it might go.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo closed the jail in September 2019, and the site has been vacant since. The city says it will work with the state to open "an emergency respite center" at the facility.

Green Hill School in Chehalis has struggled with overcrowding, with some residents claiming it lacks adequate bathroom breaks.