McALESTER, Okla. -- An Oklahoma inmate whose life was spared by the governor just moments before he was to receive a lethal injection on Thursday was later found unresponsive inside his cell and ...

Officers at the Stamford Police Department jail failed to remove an inmate's belt, did not monitor cameras in the man's cell, ...

WAUPUN, Wis. (WBAY) - The Wisconsin Department of Corrections confirmed Monday that a fire broke out in a cell at Waupun Correctional Institution early Saturday morning. At about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A Harris County grand jury indicted two jail sergeants Tuesday for their alleged role in keeping an inmate, jailed on a marijuana charge while on probation and in need of mental ...

A search is underway in New Orleans after 10 inmates escaped from jail by breaking through a faulty cell door and crawling out through a hole behind a toilet. The escape went unnoticed for over seven ...

A 23-year-old inmate who was suspected of concealing drugs inside his body was found dead in his cell just three days after beginning a sentence for burglary at Limerick Prison, an investigation has ...