A former Arvada High School English teacher was arrested Monday for allegedly creating and distributing sexually explicit content involving juveniles in hypnotic poses.

The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday that a Colorado teacher, most recently teaching in Arvada, had been arrested on several sexual exploitation of a child charges.

Detroit — Demolition of the former Wayne County Jail is underway as part of a planned redevelopment of the area east of Greektown into a life sciences district. Crews began razing the former jail, ...

Officials are investigating after an adult died in custody at Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail early Wednesday morning. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that deputies found ...

A routine facility check at a county jail just east of Atlanta on Monday morning suddenly turned into a manhunt after officials discovered three men, all accused of violent crimes, had escaped the ...

Drug overdoses are suspected in the Monday deaths of two Spokane County Jail inmates, according to the county government’s spokesperson. Officials are investigating the deaths and how drugs were ...

A woman has died at the Peoria County Jail. Correctional officers discovered an unresponsive 39-year-old female in her cell around 4:25 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office.

Editor’s note: The Fulton County Jail is in subpar shape and operates under a consent decree agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. Sheriff Patrick Labat has called for building a new jail, ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Cincinnati and Hamilton County leaders said after the summer Downtown brawl that violent offenders need to be jailed longer, but that begs the question: Does the county jail have ...

SAN JOSE — A federal monitor overseeing Santa Clara County jail reforms is asking a judge to hold the county in contempt of court for its failure to ensure inmates have access to adequate medical care ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Chris Mack has been locked up in Mississippi’s Rankin County Jail on and off since he ...

A 53-year-old Harris County Jail inmate died Thursday after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. A news release from the sheriff’s office, which ...