Deputies now say an inmate escaped more than 14 hours before they noticed he was missing. John Nigh was caught Tuesday ...

I was relieved because I was like ‘ok he’s in jail now, he’s going to be ok, he’s safe.’ But I guess I was wrong,” Thelma said. “ The jail did not protect him. He was not safe in jail.” ...

Feb. 13, Jeremy Albert Best pleaded guilty to committing the crime of murdering his son, Zeke Best, his wife Kali Randall, ...

When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.

Each year, about 2,475 prisoners return to Milwaukee County. This raises a critical question: Who do we want these ...

Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were ...

It wasn't the usual barrage of complaints from activists. Survivors of deceased detainees took grief and anger to the ...

Faced with more immediate funding needs, state officials haven’t asked for more money for rehabilitation programs, such as ...

according to TBI data Segerson's overdose death comes months after another inmate died of a fentanyl overdose inside the jail ...

In contrast, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were notified of when the individual in question was going to be released and had every opportunity to come to the jail to obtain the ...

He appeared in court Friday and will remain out of jail under court supervision during his case. Authorities say Akemann launched the drone from the top of a parking structure in Santa Monica on ...

Holcomb’s new rules prohibit any future use of wrap restraints at the jail. They also require that a staff member be selected to serve as an inmate advocate in any serious use of force ...