A former civilian watchdog of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department received notice last week that said he's under ...

Los Angeles County officials will launch an investigation into the soaring rate of deaths among people incarcerated in Los Angeles County jails, the Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday, May 13.

IZARD COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Escaped Arkansas inmate Grant Hardin, known as “Devil in the Ozarks,” has been taking into custody, according to the Izard County Sheriff’s Office.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva points ... a coverup of an incident where a deputy knelt on a handcuffed inmate's head last year. Villanueva, who oversees the nation's largest sheriff's ...

Los Angeles ... The Sheriff’s Department, as well as correctional authorities and county health officials, will draw up a plan that implements new ways to reduce the number of inmate deaths.

A class-action lawsuit seeks to end Riverside County's use of a cash bail system to detain people awaiting trial, alleging ...

Ten inmates were discovered missing during a routine head count, the sheriff's office said. Three have since been found.