Lawyers for a man accused of killing a couple last summer at Devil's Den State Park say construction at the Washington County ...

It's more costly to house inmates at higher security levels, but the Michigan Corrections Organization says the system needs more high-security beds.

A Northwest Arkansas family claimed that Washington County officials lied to them and barred them from seeing their loved one in jail days before he died in police custody.

The most recent attempt to pass legislation that would create an independent statewide jail oversight body has faltered after facing opposition from law enforcement groups and city and county official ...

It’s Monday, March 9, and an explosive report by the Miami Herald’s Julie K. Brown is raising new questions about the death seven years ago of serial pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in a federal New York ...

The most recent attempt to pass legislation that would create an independent statewide jail oversight body has faltered after facing opposition from law enforcement groups and city and county ...

The Justice Department says it is looking into whether it improperly withheld documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files.

FAYETTEVILLE — A federal judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Washington County’s Community Rebuilding Initiative for failing to state a claim under either federal or Arkansas law. Sarah ...

Aaron Jefferson stood and watched, his hands held together, as the men before him treaded to pools in the center of the gymnasium. Filled with both excitement and nerves, Jefferson thought of his ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Seven L.A. County jail inmates died in January, followed by two more deaths so far in February. “It’s not off to a ...

Authorities say a driver died after a sedan hit a highway department trailer on I-41 in Washington County. The work truck occupants were not injured, and the vehicle had its lights activated.

A planned new ICE detention center near Hagerstown, Maryland sparked protests before a meeting of Washington County commissioners Tuesday morning. Outrage boiled over when those commissioners ...