A private correctional company says inmates at a Tennessee prison sought to destroy property, compromised security cameras ...

Christopher Kyle Haynes began perpetrating his crimes on a little girl, but this little girl is now a strong young woman.” ...

"I know that no words or actions can bring Mr. Isbill back to his family or provide them the peace they deserve," Sheriff ...

The bold New Orleans jailbreak occurred nearly two weeks ago, when the inmates yanked open a faulty cell door inside a jail, squeezed through a hole behind a toilet, scaled a barbed-wire fence and ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — An inmate died on Sunday, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said. During cell checks around 12:17 a.m., corrections officers noticed that the man ...

deadly county jail. The chief public defender came with two gut-wrenching inmate letters and a figurative hat in her hand. On her heart, as well, seemingly? Literally endangered defendants ...

KBMT-TV Beaumont-Port Arthur, Posted: May 24, 2025 | Last updated: May 25, 2025 Jasper County Sheriff's Office will be converting a space that once housed files to increase the jails holding ...

Maryville, Tennessee – Today we said goodbye to six long-time Sheriff’s employees who are retiring following years of service to the Sheriff’s Office and Blount County. Combined, the Sheriff’s Office ...

There were major issues with the building from the outset, including a lack of supervision and adequate housing for mentally ill inmates. “Now we’ve got a jail with 900 cameras, but that’s ...

Tennessee inmate Oscar Smith was executed by lethal ... He was sentenced to death by a Davidson County jury in July 1990 for the murders. In 2022, a Davidson County Criminal Court judge denied ...

Residents watch as police pursue a fugitive that escaped from a New Orleans jail, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Sheriff Susan Hutson speaks during a City Council ...

Responding to a question from Councilmember Oliver Thomas, Hutson said she could not guarantee that inmates would not be left unattended again, noting that the jail is operating with 60% staffing ...