Rosa Chavez says a man, posing as a federal judge, called her brother while behind bars with an offer of asylum.

Franklin County Jail faces a staffing crisis with nearly half its positions unfilled. Officers warn of safety risks, while union negotiations are uncertain over pay and hours.

Blair County is asking for a federal lawsuit filed by a former inmate who was attacked while in the prison's custody to be dismissed.

A man serving time in prison for repeatedly raping a teenage girl was killed by a fellow inmate last weekend, according to officials.

Ernest Nichols, a former gym teacher convicted of statutory rape, was found dead in prison. Officials say inmate Wilbert Baldwin has been charged.

Operation Midway Blitz, the federal operation launched in the Chicago area last month to arrest and detain people in the ...

A man jailed on felony drug possession charges has been waiting 469 days in the Clay County Detention Center for mental ...

Hundreds of Missouri residents are waiting in limbo after being found incompetent to stand trial. But until they can get a ...

Smith County Judge Franklin said a name change for the shelter may also be coming to make it more inviting and give it its ...

President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who was slated to serve more than seven ...