Cape Girardeau County’s new jail is nearing completion, with state inspection of modular cells set for June 24 and inmate ...

For some time, Somerset County officials tried to find anyone willing to take on jail kitchen staff roles, but to no avail.

Sumner County jail had more than 170 inmates who went through the jail ministry sign up to be baptized in one day at an outdoor ... I'm incarcerated — the world doesn't care about me," said Scott.

Sheriff Bryan Welk requested the board create a steering committee to pursue options regarding the Cass County Jail during ...

Lawyers for the prosecution and defense made their arguments Monday before a Jackson County judge on whether accused serial ...

The incident has laid bare critical gaps in security protocols during inmate transfers to medical facilities, especially for individuals with violent charges and mental health risks.

In a disturbing string of incidents, corrections officers at a county jail have become the center of allegations, ranging from inappropriate relationships with inmates to smuggling contraband. In the ...

An inmate in the county jail already facing a Level 5 felony charge now has more felony charges to face following a fight inside the jail where officers say he beat up another inmate.

St. Lawrence County’s sheriff says the state’s delay in picking up its inmates from the county jail is a problem that isn’t ...

Ruben Gutierrez is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that restricts death row inmates from seeking tests that ...

Lawrence County is likely to get a sum of money from a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, from the opioid addiction crisis. The Sacklers would pay ...

Scott County Sheriff Dennis Conard defended confining a woman to a restraining chair for several hours during her overnight confinement at the Scott County Jail in January 2006.