After months of construction, the sheriff’s office says its $1.06 million remodel is nearly complete, with upgrades aimed at ...

In May, 10 inmates escaped from a jail in New Orleans, highlighting the facility’s chronic problems. Derrick Groves was at ...

A Connecticut man recently arrested in a decades-old murder case was found unresponsive in his prison cell over the weekend. George Legere was declared dead at a local hospital around 12:15 a.m. on ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Authorities have released more information on the man who died in a San Diego jail, who was still in a holding cell and booked for public intoxication just two days prior.

Former FBI Director James Comey is facing charges on accusations he lied to Congress five years ago. A pilot, nurse and paramedic were taken to hospitals in critical condition after the crash. A ...

An investigation was underway into the death of a 55-year-old man who was in custody at San Diego Central Jail and died at a hospital, authorities reported Thursday. Sheriff’s deputies discovered the ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the FCC voting for cell phone jamming in state and local prisons. Agents and troops with the Memphis Safe Task Force set up a base of operations ...

A 53-year-old New Jersey man died by suicide in the Camden County jail a day after he was convicted of killing his wife, authorities said. Shawn Lichtfuss was found unresponsive at about 11:15 p.m. on ...

A Voorhees man apparently killed himself in a jail cell a day after being convicted of his wife's murder, authorities said. Shawn Lichtfuss, 53, died in a suicide at Camden County Jail on Friday, Sept ...