Authorities in Congo say 600 prisoners in the country’s main prison have been freed as part of a process aimed at ...

The Justice Secretary announced plans in July to temporarily cut the proportion of sentences inmates must serve behind bars ...

Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS the jail is now overcrowded and exceeds that limit. Officials are ...

An uninsured teenage motorcyclist who killed a dog walker avoided jail because of prison overcrowding, a court heard. CJ Fitt ...

At the Nueces County Jail, the locks on the doors are outdated, the facilities are crowded, and the layout was designed for a ...

A heated argument broke out on Wednesday between Ben-Gvir and Smotrich concerning the shortage of prison spaces.

"Today we magistrates are at an all-time low in credibility because we have made mistakes." This was stated by the prosecutor ...

Smith says overcrowding in the jail, which sits in downtown Franklinton, has gotten worse in recent years. With 144 beds, the ...

The County Board of Commissioners agreed Tuesday to provide $135,000 in funding to the County Sheriff's Department to help decrease overcrowding in the jail by having some inmates serve time in the ...

On Monday, the Unicoi County Commission met to hear from Sheriff Mike Hensley about an overcrowding issue at the jail. The ...

County jails hold more than 400 inmates awaiting transfer to state facilities. The Montana Department of Corrections says ...