Sacramento launches its 2026 Point-in-Time Count, a federally mandated census to document the region’s unsheltered population.

Louisiana authorities say all eight inmates who escaped from a rural jail were captured less than 24 hours after they were reported missing. Officials have not said how ...

A year-and-a-half after the In-Custody Death Review Division was created within a state agency, the office has yet to obtain completed records from counties.

A 62-year-old man died after suffering a medical emergency inside the Sacramento County Main Jail, sheriff's officials said in a statement late Wednesday night. Deputies assigned to the downtown jail ...

Sacramento County Main Jail on J Street in downtown Sacramento is seen in this 2020 photo. Paul Kitagaki Jr. [email protected] A 62-year-old man died after suffering a medical emergency inside the ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A 62-year-old male inmate died Wednesday morning after experiencing a medical emergency at the Sacramento County Main Jail, authorities said. Deputies and medical staff from Adult ...

We are learning new details about how an inmate escaped from the Okfuskee County jail through a wall and was missing for five days before the sheriff was notified. The inmate, Joshua Butler, was shot ...

Twenty people died in 2025 in the Harris County Jail, the state’s largest pre-trial detention system, which has faced years of understaffing, overcrowding and wrongful death lawsuits. The death toll ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A lawsuit filed on behalf of 38 current and former detainees at the Los Angeles County women’s jail alleges male ...

There is an update to this story. Click here to read. OKFUSKEE COUNTY, Okla. — The Okfuskee County Sheriff's Office says that an inmate being held at the Okfuskee County Jail has escaped. Officials ...

The three inmates who escaped from Georgia's DeKalb County Jail on Monday, including one facing a murder charge, have been apprehended in Florida. Their detention was confirmed by Eric Heinze, ...