Authorities are investigating a homicide after an inmate was found unresponsive at the Merced County Jail. At about 3:45 p.m.

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Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt says she will appeal the order from the Minnesota Department of Corrections because it's ...

A 16-year-old inmate at a Greeley youth detention center died Tuesday after being in intensive care since last month.

Deputies with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said that a plot to bring contraband ended Wednesday with the arrest of ...

Officials said that on Nov. 7, a 54-year-old inmate, who has not been identified, told deputies she was feeling ill.

The Richland County Sheriff's Department is investigating a stabbing at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.Inmates Joshua ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- A Spokane County Jail inmate was found dead in his cell hours after appearing in court Friday ...

Damon Antone Young was found unresponsive in his bed at the jail at 10:51 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Anoka County ...

Sacramento County Main Jail on J Street in downtown Sacramento is seen in this 2020 photo. Paul Kitagaki Jr. pkitagaki@sacbee ...

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MADISON COUNTY, INDIANA, Ind. — Indiana State Police is investigating the death of an inmate at the Madison County Jail.