After years of shipping off Scott County’s inmates to jails as far as Linn County in Iowa and Tazewell County in Illinois, the last inmates housed outside the county returned ...

HUNTSVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Historic Scott County Jail was built in 1904 and is on the national register of historic places. The building was closed when a new jail was built in 2005. After ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The New Madrid County Jail is closed, indefinitely, amid concerns it may lose insurance. New Madrid County Clerk Clement Cravens told the Sikeston Standard Democrat a decision ...

The Scott County Jail has released dozens of inmates over the last 10 days in an attempt to protect higher-risk individuals and staff, as well as create more space as officials brace for the ...

Every person sitting in a Scott County Jail cell costs the county approximately $150 to $200 a day. But Sheriff Luke Hennen knows one way to help prevent inmates from ending back behind bars is ...

Inmates in the Scott County Jail are putting a newfound talent to good use. Since the start of the year, the female inmates at the jail have learned to crochet items like hats, scarves, and blankets.

Inmates are working to restore the old Scott County Jail. With them volunteering their skills, it's saving taxpayers millions of dollars, county officials said.

On July 10, 2024, 10 inmates at the Scott County jail graduated from one of the first OSHA-10 Jail Pilot Programs in the nation. This OSHA-10 program is the result of a partnership between Ivy ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The Scott County Jail is in a partial lockdown for the foreseeable future. Assaults against corrections officers are on the rise – and there aren’t enough deputies to ...