A burglary complaint in Penobscot July 6 led to arrest for a local man, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reported.

An inmate in the Hancock County jail was arrested days after escape from the Waveland prison in a different area of Mississippi, sheriff says.

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ga. — The Hancock County Sheriff's Office arrested two people for allegedly smuggling contraband cellphones, drugs and tools into Hancock State Prison, according to a release.

Officials with the Hancock County Jail have started a new operation called JIT — the Jail Investigative Team — which handles issues with inmates while they are in jail.

The Hancock County Sheriff's Office arrested several people in connection to a plan to smuggle banned items into the Hancock State Prison, according to a release. In two arrests on Thursday, they ...

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ga. — The Hancock County Sheriff's Office arrested several people in connection to a plan to smuggle banned items into the Hancock State Prison, according to a release. In two ...

HCSO said five inmates escaped on July 17. Around a week later, all five were found. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is searching for several jail inmates who escaped Wednesday.

HANCOCK COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A search is underway after several inmates escaped the Hancock County jail Thursday night. The inmates, identified as Casey Denim, Todd Carroll, Jason Holden ...