Escambia County officials say plans are in place to move inmates out of poor conditions at the aging jail and into the new Escambia County Correctional Facility. The current plan will start ...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WEAR-TV) — Four years after a deadly explosion at Escambia County's Central Booking and Detention Center, the construction of the county's new jail is well underway.

Escambia County officials announced they have received $21.8 million in funding for the new jail facility under construction at North Pace Boulevard and West Fairfield Drive. The latest piece of ...

A lawyer representing the county says contractors have not finished their contractual obligations. A dispute over a jail construction project in Florida has taken a new turn as the Escambia ...