An inmate at the Jackson County Detention Center died over the weekend, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

Timothy Beckmann was arrested in late September but had not been convicted of any crimes yet. He was found dead Monday at the ...

IN YOUR APP STORE FOR THE FREE DOWNLOAD, WE’RE TRACKING YOUR TAX DOLLARS TONIGHT AS PLANS FOR A NEW JACKSON COUNTY JAIL ARE MOVING AHEAD. COUNTY LEGISLATORS APPROVED A JAIL DESIGN AND ...

Jackson County officials break ground in September 2022 for the county's new detention center at the site of a former mobile home park in northeast Kansas City. A letter from Mayor Quinton Lucas ...

While granting assistance to federal agents is a nonissue, housing someone for them is an issue as the Jackson County Jail lacks the space, manpower and security assets to hold on to someone who ...