The Nov. 12, 1909, edition of the Alton Evening Telegraph carried an article about the Nov. 11 lynching of two men — one white and one Black — in Cairo, Illinois. Will “Froggy” James ...

A 32-year-old inmate at the Athens-Clarke County Jail died Monday. This is the second inmate death at the jail in three weeks. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death.

The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office is conducting a state-mandated investigation into a recent in-custody death at the Dallas County Jail. The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office is leading an ...

D.C. jail officials and police are investigating the fatal stabbing Monday of a 29-year-old prisoner in the Central Detention Facility authorities said. Setareh Yelle, a spokesperson for the jail ...

CLARKE COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating after an inmate died at the Athens-Clarke County Jail. The Clarke County Sheriff's Office confirmed the death, saying ...

"This is different," Cannon, the founder of Elite Community Outreach, said before a Friday event with at-risk youth at the Peoria County Jail. "You pay attention. This is not a playground.

A state entity overseeing Texas jails ordered the Liberty County Jail to shut down, citing long-standing dangerous conditions that reportedly contributed to a fire in April. A spokesperson for the ...

A Jefferson County Jail inmate died at the hospital, four days after he was found “attempting to harm himself” in his cell. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the inmate as ...

Andrew Finn was promoted to warden of the St. Joseph County Jail after 15 years with the department. Finn’s experience includes roles as a corrections officer, field training officer ...

Erie County Sheriff John Garcia has been pushing for a new county jail since he took office last year. County Executive Mark Poloncarz has been listening. Poloncarz plans to allocate $2.5 million ...

ELKHART, Ind. — Authorities say a 51-year-old man who was under medical care at a northern Indiana jail has died after being found unresponsive in his cell. The Elkhart County sheriff's office ...

A 46-year-old man died early Tuesday morning while in custody at the Benton County Jail, authorities said Wednesday. Rory Christopher Holmes, who was booked into the jail on April 20 on charges of ...