Two people were arrested after police raided an illegal chop shop in Bridgeview. Officers found three stolen cars and numerous parts in five storage units. A third suspect is under investigation as ...

The Cook County ethics board found that Commissioner Sam Steele improperly shared appraisal information about the Chicago ...

Seeking to identify long-term shifts in how the criminal justice system operates in Cook County, Loyola University ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart says there is an outbreak of lice and scabies at the county jail and the hospital serving jail detainees.

An IndyStar investigation has identified at least seven men who say they were sexually abused by a Henry County community corrections official.

Eaton County jail's substance abuse treatment program helps inmates overcome addiction issues, with officials seeking $200,000 in federal funding to continue the initiative.

Known for overcrowding and violence, Cook County Jail has a reputation few facilities can match. This video explores the inner workings of this infamous complex.

R. Kelly's attorney has filed an emergency motion, requesting the disgraced singer be released from prison after a fellow ...

Danotra McBride, the director of Jail Health Services, said at a Tuesday meeting of the county’s Government Accountability and Oversight Committee where the audit was presented, that not all of ...

Derrick Groves. (Louisiana State Police)(NEW ORLEANS) -- The girlfriend of one of the two remaining inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail last month has been arrested for allegedly helping in hi ...

SULLIVAN, Ind. (WISH) — At the request of the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, detectives from the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post are investigating an inmate death that occurred at the ...

An inmate being held in the McHenry County Jail for the armed robbery of a police detective in Beach Park has filed a lawsuit against the sheriff seeking $100,000 after he was attacked by another ...