A man who threw boiling water mixed with sugar over a prison officer at HMP Peterborough has been jailed for 17 years. The female prison officer suffered ‘grave second degree burns’ in the attack, ...

After three years of tackling a historic court backlog, Project ORCA has officially wrapped up, marking a major victory for ...

Maricopa County Sheriff Sheridan announced jail employees would no longer be scanned for contraband or drugs, saying: “We hire the best employees on the planet, and I trust every single one of them.” ...

A woman suspected of killing three members of the same family by poisoning a Christmas cake has been found dead in her prison ...

When Illinois shuttered the century-old maximum security facility last year, nearly four of every five inmates went to less-secure sites.

A group of men, who have dubbed themselves The Brotherhood, decided the best way to help others caught up in jail is to bail ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Slick Willie” Sutton climbed over the castle-like walls of the old Holmesburg prison, marking his first successful escape ...

The Shelby County Jail is aging, has failing infrastructure and is overcrowded. The sheriff's office allowed reporters inside ...

After several meetings since June on the possibilities for a new jail, the Fond du Lac County Jail Ad Hoc Committee released its findings Feb. 11.

An inmate at the Henry County Adult Detention Center has filed suit against the jail, Sheriff Wayne Davis, and three deputies for being kept isolated in solitary confinement for nearly 16 months.

Angel Rosario Martinez, 46, pleaded guilty Thursday to robbery and two other charges in a Sept. 20 incident in Youngstown and ...