KENT COUNTY -- An inmate who went into respiratory distress at the Kent County work-release facility later died at a local hospital, the Sheriff's Department reported this morning. Richard ...

Kent County deputies started an investigation Monday after an inmate died at the jail. Rafael Torres-Mendoza died about 9:45 p. m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, at the Kent County jail, Lt. Joel Roon ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As the total number of inmates at the Kent County Correctional Facility declines, the number of female inmates has been rising for nearly a decade. Officials say it ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 6, 2014) — An inmate at the Kent County Jail was found dead Monday night. Ryan Maddox, 28, died around 8:11 p.m., but the official cause of death is pending results of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Detectives with the Kent County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the death of a jail inmate. In a Tuesday afternoon news release, Kent County Sheriff’s ...

His mother, Sally Kirkwood, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of his estate, has agreed to accept settlements of $40,000 from Family Outreach Center and $20,000 from Kent County.