A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy has pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge, admitting he attempted to smuggle over a pound of heroin into a jail facility in the Santa Clarita ...

A coalition of 17 county sheriffs urged Gov. Jared Polis to resolve the Department of Corrections' backlog in inmate ...

Tahaad Pettiford has been an important player for the Auburn Tigers. During his freshman year, he came off the bench in 37 of ...

Candidates for County Sheriff made their case at a July 11 forum. Staff morale and officer retention were among the key topics.

Tax increases in Peoria County have been discussed to pay for needed renovations or construction of a new jail.

When I started as a reserve officer, I never imagined it would turn into a 25-plus year career,” Sanborn said. “I love my job.” ...

Dewey Gragson hopes to introduce inmates to the freedom he has found, both on the other side of the bars and in his spiritual life.

Armor Correctional Services, then hired by Nassau County to treat the inmate, went out of business and owes millions in ...

Johnathan Ray Stewart, 22, was arrested by the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office at 2 p.m. July 10 at an undisclosed location on suspicion of violating post-release community supervision. He was booked ...

On Thursday, the Guilford County Sheriff's Office confirmed the nurse brought the firearm into the jail, but there "was no immediate threat to the inmates or staff." ...

The Peoria County re-entry program visited the Peoria County Jail to give teenage girls in the Elite program a glimpse of what life could be like if they continue to make bad choices, in an effort to ...

“This isn’t ‘Scared Straight,’” Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins said. “This is truth. (The female inmates) were in your position, but you’re being given something they didn’t have. People are ...