LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. -- Louisiana authorities said Friday that eight inmates escaped from a rural jail, including some facing murder charges, setting off another manhunt in a state where bold jail ...

Police say an officer, inmate and third suspect ran a drug smuggling operation inside Wilmington’s Howard Young prison from ...

A new division at the Harris County Jail seeks to improve medical care inside the state's largest pre-trial detention lockup.

Travis Day, formerly the warden of B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center, is now in charge of the St. Gabriel facility. He replaces Keithe Turner, who ran the prison for eight months.

A trustee's walk‑off from a county laundry facility raised fresh questions about oversight and inmate supervision.

Texas is collecting detailed data on pregnant inmates in county jails, aiming to improve accountability and care. This effort follows reports of mistreatment and deaths, including Ruby McPeters, ...

The escape comes after 10 inmates escaped last spring from the New Orleans jail, leading to national headlines and a monthslong search. It ended in October with the arrest of the final inmate who ...

According to state police, the inmates broke out of the River Bend Detention Center in East Carroll Parish early Friday ...

Louisiana authorities say they have captured all eight inmates who escaped from a jail. The inmates were reported missing ...

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said she had been "actively monitoring the situation" ...

Five inmates, Destin Brogan, 22, Kevin Slaughter, 25, Kelin Looney, 21, Krisean Salinas, 21 and Koplelon Vicknair, 19 are ...

A union representing Michigan corrections officers is raising concerns about increased assaults on prison staff. They claim the state is housing dangerous inmates in lower-security settings. In ...