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OKC Council agrees to pay just over $2 million to house city detainees in county jail
The Oklahoma City Council on Tuesday voted to pay its outstanding bill with the county over the housing of people arrested by ...
St. Louis Jail Is a ‘Potential Powder Keg’
A facility built for progress reflects ‘decades of neglect’ and the city’s deepest struggles, from mental illness to systemic ...
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Atlantic County jail inmate accused of beating corrections officer unconscious
An Atlantic County jail inmate is facing assault charges after he allegedly punched a corrections officer 11 times last ...
‘Justice for Charles’: Jacksonville community members pushing for answers in inmate’s death
The demand for answers continues in the police investigation into the death of Duval County Jail inmate Charles Faggart.
With Cook County Jail’s population again on the rise, officials weigh the reasons
After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has ...
Sheriff’s deputy had sexual contact with inmate at St. Louis jail, charges say
City jail employee James Short, 26, was previously charged with leaving his service weapon unattended in a separate case in St. Louis County.
St. Louis sheriff's deputy charged with sex crime against detainee at City Justice Center
Under state law, it's a felony for employees of jails, prisons, or correctional facilities to engage in any sexual conduct ...
OCDC: Family tricked by fake bondsmen as inmate orchestrates $1K scam from jail
The Oklahoma County Detention Center's Criminal Investigations Division disrupted a fraudulent scheme involving an inmate and ...
Investigation begins after inmate found dead at Oklahoma County Jail
An inmate was found dead in her cell Friday evening at the Oklahoma County Jail. Officials with the Oklahoma County Department of Corrections sent a release that said 38-year-old Kasey Ball was found ...