Milwaukee County has taken steps to improve conditions at its jail, including ending the use of unsafe restraint practices and updating suicide prevention protocols, according to a recently released ...

Justin Sparks is leaving the Missouri Legislature after three years to join the Department of Homeland Security.

A King County Correctional Facility jail health audit uncovered key issues in how the jail provides behavioral health care, including racial disparities and effects of policies that could increase the ...

(The Center Square) – A new audit of King County Jail Health Services revealed that the department had gaps in services, leaving some patients with no access to psychiatric care. The King County ...

JUST A BIT. ALL RIGHT. DO IT FOR THE ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CORRECTIONS IS PERFORMING A SECURITY AUDIT AT THE JAIL TO HELP THEM STRENGTHEN JAIL SECURITY AND ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A new audit has found that the state agency responsible for overseeing county jails across Texas failed to consistently investigate prisoner complaints, maintain accurate records or ...

Texas Commission on Jail Standards Executive Director Brandon Wood, right, and commission Chair Bill Stoudt listen in May as Tarrant County resident Cassandra Johnson speaks during the public comment ...