After two inmates die in Cook County Jail, a family seeks answers

The family of a man who died in the Cook County Jail over the weekend gathered outside the criminal courthouse Monday morning ...

Cardinal Cupich holds mass for prisoners at Cook County Jail

Blase Cardinal Cupich visited the Cook County Jail on Sunday to observe the Jubilee of Prisoners. The cardinal presided over ...
Tampa Free Press on MSN

From 'staged' suicide to mystery Uber: Escaped Georgia inmate’s wild run ends

A three-day manhunt that began with a hospital escape and involved a stolen SUV, a car crash, and a baffling Uber ride came ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Rockdale inmate escape and arrest: What happened and what we know

Timothy Shane walked out of Grady Memorial Hospital early Monday and was apprehended Wednesday morning in Newton County.

Georgia inmate Timothy Shane taken into custody in Newton County after dayslong multi-county manhunt

Escaped Georgia inmate Timothy Shane is back in custody after a days-long multi-agency manhunt that stretched across Rockdale, Newton, and Henry counties, according to the Newton County Sheriff's ...
Chicago Tribune

Individuals in custody at Cook County Jail lean into DePaul University statistics class

While college students were just getting started on their semester studies this fall, five young men were celebrating the successful completion of a DePaul University statistics class held at Cook ...
WGN-TV

Cook County Sheriff’s Urban Farm Initiative adds composting to sustainable efforts

CHICAGO (WGN) — The Cook County Jail has its own garden for inmates to grow their own food. Now they are going one step further in their efforts to be sustainable. Sheriff Tom Dart’s Urban Farm ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Cook County Jail inmates training therapy dogs in Tails of Redemption program

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Behind the chain-link fence and barbed wire, detainees at the Cook County Jail are busy training man's best friend. "It's a process. It takes time. But little by little, they start ...
The New York Times

In a Brutal Mississippi Jail, Inmates Say They Were Enlisted as Enforcers

High-ranking inmates known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top. By Brian HoweyMukta Joshi ...
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

Here's how expanded programming at the Wood County Jail is transforming inmates' lives

The new Wood County Jail has introduced over half a dozen programs to help inmates develop life skills. Programs include job training like ServSafe, counseling, life skills, and recovery groups like ...
WBOC

Settlement reached in Worcester County Jail inmate wrongful death case

SNOW HILL, Md. - The mother of an inmate who took his own life in Worcester County Jail in 2021 has reached a settlement with the jail’s medical provider outside of court. According to court documents ...
WRAL

Lockdowns lifted at Hoke County schools after two escaped inmates were detained

Hoke County Sheriff's Office captured two inmates from their detention center an hour after they escaped Wednesday morning, prompting nearby schools to be placed on lockdown. In a post on Facebook, ...