Jail officials in some of Texas' biggest counties say the state isn't picking up convicted prisoners fast enough, leaving them in county custody for too long and taking up valuable bed space. Most ...

When it comes to bad jails, Grand Traverse County is not alone. Quite a few counties in Michigan have aging, cobbled-together structures where they confine people who’ve been accused of doing wrong.

A detention officer checks cells in the general population housing last month at the Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth. Jail officials in some of Texas’ biggest counties say the state isn’t picking up ...