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 ...

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.

Johnson County is expected to spend more than $3 million to address structural concerns at the county jail despite ongoing talks of building a new facility. The Johnson County Board of Supervisors ...

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MIAMI COUNTY — Scammers are targeting the families and friends of inmates in Miami County, soliciting them for bond money under false pretenses. At least three individuals have fallen victim to this ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Ronnie Pope helped change state law. But it might be too late for the St. Louis man to benefit. On Thursday, a ...

A metro Atlanta family says 23-year-old Jacob Howard was jumped because he refused to give other inmates money in an extortion attempt. Family members say jail officials lied to them and said the ...

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OKLAHOMA CITY — A new state law that takes effect in January will require the Department of Corrections to take 20 percent of all money sent to Oklahoma inmates and deposit it into savings accounts ...