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The study found the jail to be in a state of disrepair and said inmates have spent up to nine days in intake. Here's what else it found.
Inmate Charged In Jail Guard Attack An inmate at the Floyd County Jail is facing felony charges after he attacked another inmate and a corrections officer during an attack on May 27, reports state.
The Shelby County Jail may need about 1,000 more beds to house inmates over the next 20 years, a study conducted by the University of Tennessee County Technical Assistance Service found.
Inmate Charged In Jail Guard Attack An inmate at the Floyd County Jail is facing felony charges after he attacked another inmate and a corrections officer during an attack on May 27, reports state.
Spencer Swearnger died at Parkland Hospital in November 2023 after he allegedly drank excessive amounts of toilet water in ...
By the time prosecutors threw out the case due to “insufficient evidence,” Makyla Brown suffered dozens of seizures and ...
More than 25,000 annually are jailed in Dallas County compared to Miami-Dade's 11,000. Inmates with mental illnesses experience longer jail stays, often because evaluation processes take more time.
Floyd County Jail Inmate Charged In Attack An inmate at the Floyd County Jail attacked another inmate Saturday afternoon, hitting him with a mop handle and cutting his arm, reports state.
After five years, a judge ordered public records be released in the death of Forsyth County inmate John Neville. He warned he would die and shouted that he couldn’t breathe.
After five years, a judge ordered public records be released in the death of Forsyth County inmate John Neville. He warned he would die and shouted that he couldn’t breathe.
Chicago is poised to close the first half of the year with its steepest statistical drop in recent memory, with fewer than ...