Deputies unlocked cells and stepped back to let inmates self-govern in a bid to teach responsibility and reduce recidivism.

From reality shows to sitcoms, occasionally a TV show has helped deliver real-world justice. It took some detective work, but we uncovered the most shocking episodes of TV that landed the stars or ...

MOUNT VERNON, Ala. (WALA) - FOX10 News has obtained a leaked video showing a handcuffed man being tased, pepper-sprayed in his locked jail cell and dragged across the floor. The footage is raising ...

Jerry Mitchell, Brian Howey, Mukta Joshi and Nate Rosenfield are reporters for Mississippi Today. They have been examining the power of sheriffs’ offices as part of The New York Times’s Local ...

A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of 38 current and former inmates in Los Angeles County’s women’s jail claims male staff ...

Rodney Hinton, the man accused of intentionally hitting and killing Hamilton County deputy Larry Henderson, is accused of ...

A Montgomery County grand jury has declined to charge 10 jail officers connected to the death of a man while in Montgomery County Jail custody earlier this year, according to a grand jury report ...