A new legislative audit found Salt Lake County Jail has been dealing with a capacity problem for years and auditors say county leaders need to act quickly before the problem gets worse.

Officials at the Charleston County jail announced a policy change that will delay the online postings of inmate custody information by 24 hours after booking.

A Utah prison inmate has received felony charges for allegedly breaking a patrol car's window in an attempt to escape from custody.

Eight inmates incarcerated at the Cache County Jail have come forward claiming they've been denied basic essentials including ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orange County Jail was holding 380 inmates with immigration detainers as of Tuesday morning, according to a county spokesperson. The new data, provided to News 6 Tuesday afternoon, ...

About 4% of people incarcerated in Utah’s prisons and jails identify as being in the country illegally, according to data ...

York County Prison, like most jails nationwide, faces rising prison costs due to an increasing number of inmate mental health ...

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The Trump administration said it would ease its immigration operation in Minnesota in exchange for broader access to inmates. Local leaders say they already cooperate significantly. By Ernesto Londoño ...

Caged in a cell, Jerad Traylor struggled to breathe and cried out for help, pleading that he felt like he was dying. And it turned out his feelings of despair were exactly right. Four days after his ...

Facing a pending lawsuit from the California Attorney General's office over dire conditions in the jail system, officials at ...

The inmates, identified as Ricky Martin, 20, and Kentravious Holmes, 21, were being held on on multiple charges, including ...