Rodney Reed’s quest over the last decade to obtain DNA testing to try to prove his innocence has attracted wide attention.

Davonte Carraway was sentenced Feb. 13 to a total of 50 years, 40 of which he will spend in prison, for the death of Joseph Lee, who died after a brutal ...

For the second time in less than a week, an Augusta-area jail inmate has been found dead in his cell. Dustin Michael Newton, ...

The lawsuit argues that at the time of Abdul Kamara’s death, there was a pattern and practice of San Diego County sheriff’s ...

Ashley Elgin had already purchased a welcome-home banner and balloons, and she was planning to take her husband’s last name soon. She told the Herald-Leader she was just nine days away from being ...

A Pima County SWAT team and the FBI executed a search warrant at a Tucson-area residence late Friday approximately two miles from Nancy Guthrie's home. At least three people were reportedly detained ...

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Stanley Richards is taking over as correction commissioner at an inflection point for the city’s jails. Mayor Zohran Mamdani also named Dr. Alister Martin to lead the health department. By Maia ...

Six inmates escaped late Thursday from the River Bend Detention Center in Lake Providence, said a spokesperson for the East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office. The following inmates escaped, according a ...

Eight inmates escaped the River Bend Detention Center in Lake Providence early Friday — including four being held for Baton Rouge, one a murder suspect who was still at large late in the day. By ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The last of three inmates who escaped from a Louisiana jail by removing mortar and concrete blocks from a degraded part of a wall ...