Growing Rutherford County will replace an aging, overcrowded jail through a $300 million project by 2030, project consultant Bart Kline said.

The City Commission in Leavenworth on Tuesday approved a three-year permit to private prison operator CoreCivic.

Venezuela's former authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro complains about being mistreated from his small cell in the New York City prison he's being held in since his capture in January, according to ...

In the Cherokee County Arrest Files for the previous 24 hours: Kailey White, age 25 of Mentone, was arrested by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office for failure to appear on four previous charges.

Democratic U.S. Representative Adelita S. Grijalva held a press conference in Marana to denounce the reopening of an immigration detention center in Marana.

The detention centers in Scotland and Richmond counties are overcrowded. A new facility would serve both counties.

R. Kelly has been released from isolation at a federal prison in North Carolina after spending roughly two weeks in the facility’s Special Housing Unit while officials investigated his possession of a ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs continues to serve his four-year (or 50-month) prison sentence months after being convicted on two counts ...

Ariah Rivera, 22, of Hobart, was charged Tuesday with three counts of sexual misconduct and one misdemeanor count of trafficking with an inmate.

The Adams County Sheriff's Office is using colorful murals to improve the jail's environment for inmates and employees, officials announced Wednesday.