The sheriff’s office said a woman is facing charges following a chase that started in the Danville area Thursday.

In a plea agreement filed in late January, Benjamin Shoemaker agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy against rights as well as two counts of deprivation of rights.

Out of roughly 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were convicted of murder. Another hundred are serving time for other violent offenses. Yet ...

Cordel Ladon Battle was found with sustained sharp force injuries during a reported assault, according to the Jefferson County Coroner.

The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office says a driver was saved from floodwaters after their vehicle was swept away Wednesday afternoon.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have ramped up enforcement efforts at the Lee County Detention Facility, ...

According to the Alabama Department of Corrections, an inmate is dead following an assault at Donaldson Correctional Facility ...

A Madison County inmate has died as a result of an assault that happened while he was serving time behind bars.

An Alabama prison inmate was fatally stabbed inside William Donaldson Correctional Facility in west Jefferson County. The ...

A 74-year-old Pinellas County Jail inmate died Monday, three days after he was hospitalized for “medical reasons,” deputies said. Milosov Stevanovic died at a local hospital shortly before 4 p.m., ...

Inmates allege abuses and unlivable conditions inside these prisons. The Alabama Department of Corrections denies the claims, but the proliferation of contraband cell phones allows inmates to ...

Westmoreland County pays Lawrence County $600 per juvenile inmate per day to be housed at the jail. Mercer County pays $400 per day. Mahlmeister explained that Mercer’s discount is because it ...