The Texas agency that oversees jail standards is heightening its response to Harris County's years-long struggle to meet ...

Inmate Michelle Cormier is being charged with murder after giving fentanyl-laced heroin to Shelbi Ervin, another inmate, who ...

A prison advocacy group is suing Jefferson County officials over claims the jail is censoring books and magazines sent to inmates in violation of the organization’s free speech and due process ...

The County Board of Commissioners and the County Sheriff have scheduled two public meetings to seek input on the future of the County Jail. The meetings will take place at noon and 6 p.m. Feb. 12, in ...

The grand jury has indicted Michelle Lee Cormier, 44, a Jefferson County Jail Inmate, for Murder in the fentanyl overdose ...

Nearly 30 inmates were charged after 55 warrants were served following a thorough contraband search at the W. Glenn Campbell ...

The recent death of 26-year-old Aaron Sarles at the Jefferson County Jail is a tragic reminder of the critical need for ...

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - When the Jefferson County jail has more than 176 cells occupied, the sheriff’s department begins to outboard them. That’s when inmates are sent to other jails due ...

A prison advocacy group is suing Jefferson County officials over claims the jail is censoring books and magazines sent to inmates in violation of the organization’s free speech and due process rights.