Johann Witer, 38, had escaped from his cell after weakening the bolt on the door with a piece of iron and prising it open with a table leg.

Trevor Saunders was serving 45 days for an OUI in the Androscoggin County Jail when he died behind bars. Now his mother is ...

Sac County sheriff's deputies subdued an inmate who stripped in his cell before climbing through the 14-by-8 food pass-through door at mealtime and chasing the jailer.

U.S. Marshals wrongly arrested and detained the 66-year-old grandmother at her Phoenix home, according to the lawsuit.

What you're doing is sanctioning the death of transgender people… They are still human beings, and we should not be subjecting them to death because they do not conform to what our ideology of human ...

For years, the state corrections department refused to explain the circumstances leading up to Javarick Gantt’s murder.

Students got to dive into some fun while still learning a serious lesson. Local high school-aged students are getting an ...

SAC CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - Authorities are reporting three people were assaulted while an inmate at the Sac County, Iowa, Jail ...

You'll get access to an ad-free website with a faster photo browser, the chance to claim free tickets to a host of events (including everything from Summerfest to the Milwaukee Film Festival), access ...

In "The River is Waiting," author Wally Lamb sheds light on the complexities of incarceration, forgiveness, and second ...

From Aug. 6, 1990, to May 22, 1991, Hardin was employed at the Fayetteville Police Department. In his termination letter, then-Chief Richard Watson said Hardin's efforts "fall short of the average ...