Authorities have retaken control of a jail in eastern North Carolina where inmates overpowered correctional staff and took over parts of the facility.

There's limited or no options for transportation, food and shelter for Sacramento County jail inmates released from 11 p.m. through 6 a.m., creating safety concerns.

Inmates at the jail overpowered correctional staff and seized control of parts of the facility on Monday, authorities said.

Inmates overpowered correctional staff and took over parts of a jail in eastern North Carolina early Monday, but the siege ended hours later when law enforcement officers entered the facility and ...

Pakistan, July 6 -- Punjab is undertaking one of the country's comprehensive prison reform programmes, seeking to transform ...

An Oakland County couple turned to the legal system for help with their son. That’s when everything fell apart.

An uprising that left inmates in control of a detention center has ended with some people injured, North Carolina officials say. The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation regained control of the ...

The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction says it is charging the Bertie-Martin Regional Jail to house inmates ...

The 19-year-old who is facing a murder charge in connection with the deadly stabbing at a Providence pedestrian bridge was arraigned on Friday. Pawtucket man sentenced to 10 years in prison for ...

From assaults to suicide attempts, emergency calls can be a sign of problems that jails can’t handle on their own.

Placing immigration detainees in empty prison beds may sound like easy money, but the hard reality is that Hoosiers deserve a ...