How Colorado’s municipal courts became the state’s most punitive forum for minor crimes
Sweeping sentencing reforms in 2021 didn’t impact Colorado’s municipal courts. As a result, the potential jail sentences for ...
Detainee deaths cast pall over positive reports of improvements at Oklahoma County jail
There seems to be little doubt that improvements have been made at the Oklahoma County jail, but activists say detainee ...
Jail fight raises questions about zoning power in Oklahoma: Can counties overrule cities?
Call it a swing for the bleachers or a sharp legal line drive, but the troubled jail has Oklahoma County testing OKC's zoning ...
This fed-up Florida sheriff has a message to students involved in shooting hoaxes: ‘It’s going to get your ass sent to jail’
You don’t stand up on an airplane and yell hijack. You don’t walk into a movie theater and yell fire, and you don’t get ...
Jefferson County designing new youth detention center
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. ( WBRC) - Jefferson County is in the middle of designing a brand new youth detention center to replace ...
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Pet Prescription Team brings dogs to OC jail to provide pet therapy for inmates
Three times a week, the Pet Prescription Team brings dogs to the Intake Release Center at the Orange County Jail to offer pet ...
California firefighter arrested for allegedly starting 5 wildfires
A Cal Fire firefighter was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of starting five separate wildfires in the state within the last six weeks.
North Carolina: Inmate 'mistakenly released' in Guilford County, according to arrest report
This incident comes just several days after the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office said an inmate had been "improperly released." ...
Inmate 'mistakenly released' in High Point; 2nd recent incident in Guilford County
This incident occurred just days after a similar mistaken release happened at the Greensboro jail. On Monday, 32-year-old Carlos Gomez used the identity of another inmate to deceive corrections ...
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7 people injured in fire at Jasper County detention center
WE'RE ALSO ON TOP OF SOME BREAKING NEWS OUT OF JASPER COUNTY. OFFICIALS SAY THERE WAS A FIRE INSIDE THE DETENTION CENTER THAT ...
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'The Bacon Brothers' perform at Cook County Jail
Inmates at the Cook County Jail were in for a special treat Saturday morning when they received a free concert by a band that features a well-known celebrity.