The Texas agency that oversees jail standards is heightening its response to Harris County's years-long struggle to meet ...

The Birmingham City Jail is a warehouse for humans where inhumane conditions and neglect from staff caused a woman’s ...

A body that was discovered in Alabama nearly 20 years ago was identified as an escaped inmate who had been using a fake name, ...

Once again, a grand jury indicted Timothy Herrington for the murder of Jimmie 'Jay' Lee, but this time they handed him an ...

According to the victim, the second assault happened about a month later at a family member’s house while Monday was moving in ...

Most Adams County supervisors acknowledged the need for a new county jail, but all seem doubtful one will be built anytime ...

The Biloxi High School sophomore committed suicide in her jail cell less than 24 hours after she was taken into custody.

A man in the country illegally has been deported from DeSoto County at the request of the district attorney’s office, and may ...

Following Mississippi Today's investigation into a hazy legal theory used to imprison women who used drugs during their ...

"This is not a pleasant conversation or topic for anybody. It affects people. It affects families. But the law is the law.

Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters has asked a federal court to allow her to bail out of jail while her case is being ...

Sheriff John Ledbetter said Michael Todd Ward Jr., 17, of Moss Point, is being held on a murder charge at the Jackson County ...