Although many of them had criminal records, most people who died in custody had not been convicted of the crime they were in jail for, court records show.

Braidwood police arrested 30-year-old Hugo Sanchez-Cervantez making him one of the first Will County Jail inmates for 2026.

Known for his support of street cops, O’Grady initially was praised for targeting corruption but was later linked to ...

The Cook County Independent Inspector General has concluded investigations of 18 mostly former employees who were accused of ...

A drug bust in Cook County led to the arrest of two men and the seizure of several dogs, guns, other weapons, cocaine, and ...

Cook County Associate Judge Raymond Myles, 66, was the first Chicago-area judge to be shot and killed in more than three ...

The husband of Caitlin Tracey, whose body was found in the stairwell of a ​South Loop condo building, was charged with ...

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — A Tarrant County Jail inmate died Sunday after being found unresponsive in her cell, officials say. Officials say life-saving measures were administered by medical personnel ...

Codey Houdek, a former Waukesha County correctional officer, is jailed on child sexual assault charges, accused of multiple ...

HOSPITAL WHERE THEY ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER. IN GEORGIA, THE THREE FUGITIVES CAPTURED AFTER ESCAPING A DEKALB COUNTY JAIL ARE FACING NEW CHARGES. THE FBI SAYS IT IS FILING FEDERAL KIDNAPING CHARGES ...

A routine facility check at a county jail just east of Atlanta on Monday morning suddenly turned into a manhunt after officials discovered three men, all accused of violent crimes, had escaped the ...