A land swap is in limbo, delaying a deal in the latest on Oklahoma County’s ongoing new jail site drama. WATCH: Location for new Oklahoma County behavioral health center, jail faces concerns over soil ...

Two in three people in jail suffer from opioid use disorder, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. But the organization says less than half of U.S. jails provide medication to treat it.

This article was updated May 1 to include comments from citizen journalist Justin Chee and to clarify a New Mexico statute ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott championed a package of bail reform legislation in Houston that would keep more people accused of ...

SPRINGFIELD — South Dakota needs a new prison. How large it ought to be or where are open questions, but a work group ...

There are no words to truly express the profound sadness I feel with the sudden loss of someone who has meant so much to me,” ...

Chicago and Cook County officials continue to push back against the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit challenging migrant ...

A 21-year-old from Palmyra has been sentenced to jail time after he was caught street racing in northern Albemarle County ...

The Department of Justice announced Wednesday three prison guards at Mid-State Correctional Facility have plead guilty to ...

One of several examples the U.S. Department of Justice gave of how federal officials have been obstructed by Illinois’ ...

The state requires jails to report when they use restraint chairs. For nearly 900 cases from 2019 to 2023, Cook County Jail ...

After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has ...