Franklin County commissioners took the community by surprise last week when they made a sudden move to take control of the county’s jail and courthouse security. The decision was met with ...

Franklin County Sheriff Jim Raymond declared he would openly defy a court order after county commissioners voted to establish the Franklin County Department of Corrections, which would remove ...

New York State Police arrested and charged four people on Saturday for a reported kidnapping in the North Country.

New York State Police arrested 35-year-old Shane ... He appeared before a judge to answer to the charges and was sent to the Franklin County Jail on $25,000 bail. TOP STORIES FROM WPTZ: Special ...

The security control and surveillance system at Franklin County Jail will undergo $2.4 million in upgrades to enhance safety for staff and inmates.

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The family of a man who died in the Franklin County jail in 2022 while he was supposed to be under medical supervision has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county in federal court.

stemming from her death in the Franklin County Jail. Faviola Valenzuela, 42, from Othello, was booked into the jail on March 12, 2022 on property damage charges. She was placed in an observation cell.

The now-closed Franklin County jail in downtown Columbus is on its way to being razed and transformed into a child care and early learning facility — a transition that county officials believe ...