A Sarasota man received a 23-year prison sentence after pleading no contest in the 2023 killing of a fellow inmate at the Sarasota County jail.

SARSOTA COUNTY, Fla. — In Sarasota County, one commissioner says the jail population has reached an "emergency" level. Numbers given to Spectrum News by the sheriff's office confirm the situation: ...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies and correctional officers regained control of a county jail housing unit after a disturbance broke out during a planned search for contraband on Friday, Sheriff Levon ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The Baker Street Jail now has a wing dedicated to inmates who require frequent medical attention, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Leaders say this ...

HANCOCK COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A man was captured after the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office said he escaped from the Hancock County Jail. The sheriff’s office posted that Joshua Wayne Metcalf, 48, had ...

Two separate homicide investigations unfolded in south Sarasota County over the weekend and early Monday, with deaths reported in Venice and North Port, authorities said. Venice police are ...

The Southern Poverty Law Center is suing the Hinds County Sheriff's Office and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. The lawsuit alleges the agencies failed to release public records regarding ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A suspect was shot by Sarasota County deputies Thursday evening after officials said he took out a gun and refused commands to drop the weapon. The incident happened around ...

For many, the experience of going to jail is a nightmare. For an extensive number of women booked into the La Plata County Jail between 2019 and 2024, that nightmare is one they’ve been unable to wake ...