An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m.

After the fire was put out, Martinez Duncan, 24, was removed from the cell and brought to a holding area where he became ...

A Pettis County inmate has been charged with arson after setting fire to his jail cell, sending 1 deputy to the hospital.

The investigation determined that Alexander Rivera, 46, had obtained the device, which police did not identify, from within the facility. Rivera then allegedly damaged it on purpose, which caused the ...

An inmate died after she was found unresponsive in her bed at a Georgia jail on Wednesday. According to the Troup County Sheriff's Office, the woman was found unresponsive during morning headcount and ...

Two prisoners escaped from a French jail using bed sheets after sawing through the bars of their cell, a prosecutor said ...

Two inmates were on the run Thursday after reportedly sawing through the bars of their cell at a prison in eastern France and ...

TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — The Troup County Sheriff’s Office said a woman had died at the jail on Wednesday morning. According to ...

November 26, 2025 – San Diego County Sheriff’s Office officials report that they are releasing details following the death of 44-year-old Brandon Pleffner, who was in custody at the San Diego Central ...

San Diego County Sheriff’s Department officials report that the San Diego County Sheriff's Office is releasing the cause and manner of death of an 82-year-old man, Karim Talib, who was in custody at ...

Speaking to the BBC, Prisons Minister Lord Timpson said there were too many women who were victims of domestic abuse in the ...

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is probing the death of Cherika Teague, a 44-year-old inmate found unresponsive in her Troup County Jail cell Wednesday morning.