A brawl broke out between nearly a dozen inmates at the Lake County Jail in Waukegan in late January, causing several of them to get injured and battery charges to be filed against them.

Officials from several agencies have denied the details of Sunny Naqvi's story are accurate, including Dodge County Sheriff ...

Bryan Christopher Watson was thrown down the stairs while trying to break up a fight early Monday at the River North nightclub, according to a police report. He was able to get up after, but later ...

The Cherokee County Sheriff made a statement on Wednesday, debunking rumors that there was a fight at the detention center. Sheriff Steve Muller said EMS was ...

A Berwyn man has been charged with aggravated battery after a property dispute escalated into a stabbing last month in Summit ...

Two years ago, UChicago students Ethan Ostrow (A.B. ’24, A.M. ’24) and Harley Pomper (A.B. ’24, A.M. ’24) sued Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart after he revoked their security clearances at the Cook ...

As jails across the country move towards banning in-person physical visits, Cook County’s visitation policies can be a lifeline.

Alexis Cardenas died July 8 after an altercation with detention officers who were attempting to escort him out of the jail.

BIBB COUNTY, Ga. — A man charged in connection with a triple homicide that happened in Macon was recently hospitalized after a fight in the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center, the sheriff's office ...

Seventy-five incarcerated women at Cook County Jail participated in a Black History Month spoken word showcase through the Bridge to Freedom reentry program, celebrating identity and resilience.

During Black History Month, 75 women inside Cook County Jail took part in a powerful spoken word and re-entry program designed to help them find their voice and prepare for life after release. Through ...