An inquest into the case of an inmate who died following an hours-long standoff with corrections officers is one step closer ...

A disturbing video released by the sheriff's office shows the former sergeant hitting inmates while accompanied by two other ...

The Office of Iowa Ombudsman in its annual report says its caseload is up almost 10% and includes monitoring jail restraint chair use.

DeSoto County Sheriff's Office releases video showing a former corrections supervisor beat two inmates. That supervisor, Luis ...

Iowa’s Office of Ombudsman, which investigates complaints related to local and state government, saw an almost 10% increase in cases opened during the last fiscal year.

Sentencing has been delayed until next year for a man convicted of killing two women in Harrisonburg and transporting their bodies in a shopping cart. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

New commissioner of corrections Nate Hayward aims to improve safety at City Justice Center after series of deaths.

A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of 38 current and former inmates in Los Angeles County’s women’s jail claims male staff ...

Caldwell and other sheriffs told NC Health News that they believe Iryna’s Law can improve public safety, but that it shouldn’t be considered a solution to the revolving door of crime. They said the ...

CLEVELAND — The R&B singer Sean Levert, who died at age 39 after falling ill in jail, suffered from a variety of ailments and died of natural causes, the county coroner ruled Thursday. The 39-year-old ...