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 Valley.

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

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 ...

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." ...

“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 ...

According to prior 13WMAZ reporting, several inmates were involved in a fight in which 22-year-old Breele Johnson was stabbed ...

The former deputy arrived at work in Castaic with a pound of heroin buried in two Pringles cans and $15,000 in cash in his ...

The former deputy arrived at work in Castaic with a pound of heroin buried in two Pringles cans and $15,000 in cash in his ...

A Clay County facilities worker holds up a bundle of cloth found in a pipe at the Clay County Detention Center. A recent ...