An 18-year-old accused of seeking and distributing porn of children as young as four was given “preferential treatment” when he was released to his mother after two hours in jail with no bond ...

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to pay $550,000 to the family of a teenager who died by suicide in the county’s now-closed juvenile jail, according to a news release from ...

A manhunt is underway for a 'dangerous' North Carolina inmate who escaped through the jail's ventilation system. What time does the Super Bowl start and end? NASA discovers a planet much larger ...

LIVINGSTON, NEW YORK– A woman in New York celebrated her 104th birthday by crossing an item off her bucket list – a visit to the local jail. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office said Loretta told ...

PAMLICO COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Escaped North Carolina inmate John Matthew Nigh was arrested in Pamlico County Tuesday afternoon, deputies said. (“Safe and secure” – Photo posted on Pamlico County ...

Inspectors often find that local detention officers failed to make timely checks on inmates who died. And in a special report published earlier this month, former jail staff told The Charlotte ...

Some North Carolina sheriffs are expressing concerns for their counties amid President Donald Trump's promise of mass ...

New York's state prison system is under scrutiny after guards fatally beat an inmate last month ... is the associate director of the Prison and Jail Innovation Lab at UT Austin.

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COLUMBIA, SC – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Thursday what is likely the final appeal of a South Carolina inmate the day before his scheduled execution for a 2001 ... The attorney “came to the jail ...