A group of female inmates in San Francisco claims sheriff’s deputies filmed them during a mass jail strip-search with male officers watching and cracking jokes. Nearly 20 women have accused San ...

Because the 45-year-old—real name Alisa DeFord—recently “got in trouble with the law,” she revealed. “You guys, I’m going to jail. Should we talk about it?” Jelly Roll’s wife said during the Nov. 21 ...

DENVER — Fentanyl and other drug addictions continue to challenge jail and medical staff this year as more people are using and dying of the drug inside the city’s jail system. A recent report by the ...

Two more inmates died inside the Harris County Jail this week, according to a spokesperson for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, bringing the jail’s in-custody death total to 18 this year. The ...

This article was published in partnership with Bloomberg Law. Dozens of pregnant women who are jailed, often for petty crimes, are miscarrying or giving birth in excruciating pain into cell toilets ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY — A Montgomery County Grand Jury has declined to indict the 10 jail employees in connection with the in-custody death of Christian Black. Attorneys for the family of Black issued a ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Chris Mack has been locked up in Mississippi’s Rankin County Jail on and off since he ...

Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harold Pretel (left) speaks to County Executive Chris Ronayne (right) at a program commemorating the opening of a veterans' pod at the jail in Downtown Cleveland. After five ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A man with a violent criminal history is at large after being mistakenly released from the Harris County Jail, the Harris County Sheriff's Office confirms. Nicholas Guerra, 27 ...

The steel structure for the new borough jail has climbed to eight stories. Originally slated to open in 2027 and behind schedule, 275 Atlantic Avenue will stand 15 stories and contain 1,040 beds. The ...

Mike Toole is the managing editor for CBS Boston. He has worked in the WBZ-TV newsroom for more than 20 years. He previously wrote and produced news and sports at WABC-TV in New York. A librarian is ...