Hennepin County requests second extension after order to cut dozens of jail inmates
The Hennepin County Jail has until Thursday afternoon to slash nearly 20% of its population, but the sheriff's office says it ...
DOJ finds Fulton County Jail in violation of federal law in probe of inmate’s death
The Justice Department (DOJ) issued a 105-page report Thursday outlining the inhumane conditions in the Fulton County Jail in ...
Scathing Justice Dept report says Georgia jail left inmates vulnerable to dangerous conditions
The DOJ launched a civil rights investigation into conditions at the Fulton County Jail after several inmates had died in a ...
Jail conditions in Georgia's Fulton County violated constitutional rights of inmates: DOJ report
Fulton County, Georgia, and its Sheriff's Office violated the constitutional rights of people housed at the county jail, ...
Justice Department finds that Georgia’s Fulton County fails to adequately protect jail inmates from violence
Justice Department finds that Georgia’s Fulton County fails to adequately protect jail inmates from violence ...
Former West Virginia jail officer pleads guilty to civil rights violation in fatal assault on inmate
A former West Virginia correctional officer has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights violation in the death of a man who ...
Authorities investigating homicide after inmate found unresponsive in Merced County Jail
Authorities are investigating a homicide after an inmate was found unresponsive at the Merced County Jail. At about 3:45 p.m.
DOJ details abuses at Atlanta jail where man was ‘neglected to death’
The Justice Department described conditions at the Fulton County Jail as dangerous, alleging such issues as inmates being ...
Jail conditions in Georgia's Fulton County violated constitutional rights of detainees: DOJ report
"Fulton County Jail fails to adequately protect incarcerated people from the substantial risk of serious harm from violence, ...
Settlement reached in Oklahoma jail inmate mental competency lawsuit
The settlement of a federal class-action lawsuit over inmate competency treatment was announced in a one-paragraph report dated Wednesday and signed by Adjunct Settlement Judge T. Lane Wilson.