The jail, which has stood in Opelousas since the mid-80s, has its own dedicated property tax that brings in around $800,000 ...

Inmates facing violent criminal charges escaped from a Louisiana jail by removing concrete blocks from a degraded part of a wall, authorities said. The escape was discovered the morning of Dec. 3 at ...

An inmate is facing additional charges after a jailer was injured in an assault at the McCracken County Jail.

A federal jury awarded $250,000 to a group of former DeKalb County jailers who faced repeated sexual harassment by the ...

This is the embarrassing moment an inmate's brazen jailbreak was foiled by a guard who was waiting on the other side of a ...

The DeKalb County Commission is considering approving a contract with Comprehensive Program Services to conduct a facility condition assessment of the county jail.

A deputy jailer sustained significant facial injuries during an inmate assault Tuesday night at the McCracken County Jail, ...

Austin Sporea was charged with second-degree assault, third-degree assault, first-degree escape, reckless driving and ...

RIOTING ISIS brides have escaped from a prison camp in Syria as bloody clashes erupted outside its walls – sparking fears ...

A New Year’s Day prison escape in southwest England has triggered a major manhunt, with police still searching for two convicted inmates days later. Authorities say the men fled during the early ...

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has secured the conviction of three Kamiti Maximum Prison officers for their role in the 2021 escape of convicted terrorists.Delivering his judgment at Kahawa ...

Zinyengere brandished the firearm, threatening prison officers and scaled the court's palisade fencing. He then hijacked a ...