Texas’ highest criminal court has overturned the death sentence of a Harris County man who was on death row for nearly half a century.

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies and correctional officers regained control of a county jail housing unit after a disturbance broke out during a planned search for contraband on Friday, Sheriff Levon ...

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The 40-year-old inmate was serving time for a robbery conviction.

Authorities in Richland County are investigating the death of an inmate at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

MONROE COUNTY, Ind. — An investigation is underway after an inmate recently died at the Monroe County Jail. Detectives with ...

Three inmates were arrested on drug-related charges after a narcotics investigation at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.The undercover ...

An inmate was found unresponsive in his cell at the Monroe County Correctional Center in Bloomington, and was later died ...

LAKE PROVIDENCE, La.(AP) — Louisiana authorities said Friday that eight inmates escaped from a rural jail, including some facing murder charges, setting off another manhunt in a state where bold jail ...

A man was sentenced to 47 years in prison after he was found to have committed crimes against a child.