Pictured: Inmates at the Hancock County Jail on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Overcrowding had become a major issue within the county jail before the pandemic, prompting the construction of a new jail.

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Hamilton County’s jail was not closed overnight, Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey announced during a news conference Monday, stressing that deputies instead restricted inmate intake.

SAN ANTONIO – Controversy is arising as the city of San Antonio and Bexar County disagree on which inmate intake system is more efficient. The county has a new inmate intake facility that will allow ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A 30-day moratorium implemented by the Alabama Department of Corrections is expected to end soon, and when it does ADOC intends to initiate a multi-stage inmate intake pilot ...

DUBLIN — An Alameda County civil grand jury investigation that began after news of a woman who gave birth alone in a jail cell screaming for hours, and an inmate who died shortly after being released, ...

(WSIL) -- The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) announced it will not be accepting any more inmates from local county jails for the timebeing. The temporary pause comes as IDOC responds to ...

Louisville Metro Police officers are investigating after a 37-year-old inmate died on Sunday.Shortly after 8 a.m., a Louisville Metro Department of Corrections officer found an inmate unresponsive in ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Under new guidelines, inmates arriving at Alabama prisons from county jails will be quarantined for 14 days. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a Supplemental State of Emergency ...

A 30-day moratorium implemented by the Alabama Department of Corrections is expected to end soon, and when it does ADOC intends to initiate a multi-stage inmate intake pilot program. On March 20, in ...