East Tennessee jails have grabbed plenty of headlines in the region lately. From the recent inmate escape in Grainger County to the push for a safety center in Knox County, their impact on East ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY — The Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote Wednesday, March 4, on agreements to house local inmates in Benzie, Clare and Leelanau counties. These ...

Sheriff Mark Harrell says 198 inmates are in the process of returning to the facility from 11 other jails statewide.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners has approved a controversial plan to reduce jail overcrowding. Several Fulton County ...

PACE, a charity that works with former prisoners and those serving community service orders, is backing plans to oblige the courts to consider community services in lieu of prison sentences of up to ...

The number of inmate-on-inmate assaults appears to be rising in the province, according to Ministry of the Solicitor General ...

The Conservatives want to send prisoners abroad to deal with overcrowded jails.

People sentenced for similar offences are more likely to offend after a short prison sentence than if they had been given a ...