The 5-0 vote calls for the counties to hire a consultant to see if a regional corrections facility makes sense.

Franklin County Jail is operating with only 52 of the 96 correctional officers it needs to be fully staffed. Poor work-life balance and unpredictable schedules are the primary reasons employees are ...

Franklin County Jail is operating with just over half of the correctional officers it needs as it struggles to retain employees frustrated over poor work-life balance. Jail and county officials ...

Multiple corrections deputies were injured after an overnight jail fight at Thurston County Jail, where a 26-year-old inmate allegedly put another in a chokehold. Thurston County Sheriff’s Office ...

A pregnant Bay County Jail inmate with pre-existing heart conditions is said to have died from natural causes. An internal investigation found no evidence connecting Polk's medical treatment at the ...

Cuyahoga County prosecutors don't oppose releasing Ashlyn Rogers, who says she has experienced harsh prison conditions after ...

(KRON) — A 34-year-old San Jose woman was charged with second-degree murder this week for the death of a San Mateo County jail inmate who died from a drug overdose. Ashley “Ashly” Jo Gromnicki made ...

On Wednesday, Warden Heather Franzoni and Franklin County Jail staff provided the Franklin County Commissioners with an update on ongoing contract negotiations with the American Federation of State, ...

The Sheriff's Office is investigating after a Cumberland County inmate died while receiving medical care, a Sheriff's Office spokesman confirmed. The family of Malik Demetrius Townsend, 33, told The ...

AUBURN (WGME) - Three Maine sheriffs say their jails are undersized and outdated. Sheriffs Eric Samson, Scott Nichols and Christopher Wainright are urging county leaders to build a regional jail for ...