Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Chris Mack has been locked up in Mississippi’s Rankin County Jail on and off since he ...
High-ranking inmates known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top. By Brian HoweyMukta Joshi ...
Designed to support increased call handling and technological advancements, the center enhances coordination between dispatch and radio services, ensuring resilient and efficient public safety ...
The new Wood County Jail has introduced over half a dozen programs to help inmates develop life skills. Programs include job training like ServSafe, counseling, life skills, and recovery groups like ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Another inmate was pronounced dead in less than a week at 201 Poplar on Saturday, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. On Nov. 1, the sheriff’s office said that at 11:20 p ...
President Trump has nominated the former Anoka County sheriff to be Minnesota's next U.S. marshal. James Stuart served as the Anoka County sheriff from 2011 to 2023. After he retired, he took on the ...
The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit by the city of Birmingham against Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway, upholding that the Jefferson County Jail is not legally ...
A community corrections officer who previously pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct with an inmate has been sentenced to three years of probation. Kendra Faye Dunblazier, 30, ...
Seeking greater control and continuity in inmate medical care, Anoka County will move away from a private health-care provider next year and adopt a hybrid model combining county-employed nurses with ...
Two inmates were hospitalized after separate stabbings inside the Fulton County Jail within 48 hours. Inmate Kelvin Watts, previously charged in a 2015 murder case, was stabbed multiple times and ...
Similar stories are coming from former inmates of the Dallas County Jail, who say they served too much time behind bars. "I've lost so much that could have been prevented. It could have been stopped ...