Sheriff wants county funding to expand jail mental health toward 24/7 care. About 35–40% of Bibb County detainees now have mental health disorders amid overcrowding. Less than 1% of BCSO’s roughly $56 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Last spring, jail officials found an unresponsive inmate face-down in a cell near a toilet. Correctional officers administered Narcan three times after seeing telltale signs of an ...

Responding to a surge in jail deaths over the past year, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday called on the Sheriff’s Department and other agencies to implement a series of ...

Lieutenant Thomas Conrad was standing in a control room in Nashville’s new central jail when he noticed something off with one of the key rings hanging on the wall. It was midday on December 30, 2019, ...

Jail project goal will focus on rehabilitating rather than punishing inmates Retired chief deputy says tear down existing jail Jail project needs 40 to 50 acres Editor's note: This is part two of a ...