Scammers pose as law enforcement threatening re-arrest without payment. Authorities urge verification of claims and reporting ...

A system designed to protect state inmates who wish to leave gangs has backfired, leading to increased violence fueled by ...

Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala's transfer to South Africa's most secure prison has ignited speculation regarding the motives behind ...

The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the public about scams aimed at families of recently incarcerated ...

Keegan Baker approached a Black inmate to do the "hit" because Baker is a white supremacist and believed no one would suspect they were working together, police said.

Escaped DeKalb County inmates Stevenson Charles, Yusuf Minor, and Naod Yohannes face federal kidnapping charges after allegedly terrorizing a Lyft driver during a getaway to Miami.

In a rebuke to the president, the Senate narrowly agreed to bring up a War Powers Act resolution for a vote next week. The measure would require Mr. Trump to seek congressional authorization for ...

Residents are urged to end suspicious calls and confirm any jail-related requests directly with the sheriff’s office.

Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores, formerly the President and “First Combatant” of Venezuela, have finally traded the opulent ...

Crime has declined in Venezuela in recent years, but experts say that isn’t evidence Maduro sent freed prisoners to the U.S. It's because of a confluence of factors, including a humanitarian crisis ...

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: ...

Prisoner transfer company GEOAmey has a £238million contract and has already been fined about £4million over performance ...