The bidding has officially opened to build a more than 500,000 square foot facility with a maximum price tag of $410 million.

East Tennessee jails have grabbed plenty of headlines in the region lately. From the recent inmate escape in Grainger County to the push for a safety center in Knox County, their impact on East ...

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners has approved a controversial plan to reduce jail overcrowding. Several Fulton County officials said they had no prior notice of the plan before it was ...

The Polis administration is asking for hundreds of millions of dollars to expand the state’s prison system, just as ...

Marion County Sheriff Kerry Forestal called on state and federal officials this week to begin moving inmates they have placed at the local jail as quickly as possible to avoid overcrowding that he ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Four Lowcountry jails have failed every inspection since 2022, with state inspections finding dangerous overcrowding, inadequate medical care and security violations. The ...

KNOX COUNTY — After touring the Knox County jail with Sheriff Tom Spangler, county commissioners who were present at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility Wednesday reacted to the sheriff's desire to ...

People sentenced for similar offences are more likely to offend after a short prison sentence than if they had been given a community sanction.