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 ...

Five deputies from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office were terminated following two separate incidents of inmate mistreatment, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced at a press conference. In one incident, ...

MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — Three teens were arrested after deputies said they were in possession of counterfeit currency and attempted to pass it off at multiple businesses in Pinellas County.

LARGO, Fla. (WFLA) — Five detention employees with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office were fired over two unrelated incidents, according to Sheriff Bob Gualtieri. Wednesday, the sheriff said the ...

The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit by the city of Birmingham against Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway, upholding that the Jefferson County Jail is not legally ...

Two inmates were hospitalized after separate stabbings inside the Fulton County Jail within 48 hours. Inmate Kelvin Watts, previously charged in a 2015 murder case, was stabbed multiple times and ...

Similar stories are coming from former inmates of the Dallas County Jail, who say they served too much time behind bars. "I've lost so much that could have been prevented. It could have been stopped ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri on Tuesday announced the arrest of a mother charged with dozens of offenses related to child pornography and multiple counts of ...

Tails of Redemption is a program from the Cook County Sheriff's Office, pairing up inmates at the Cook County Jail with shelter dogs for their mutual benefit. Now they're helping others as therapy ...

A pit bull was thrown off a second-floor balcony while trying to protect a 15-year-old girl from a man on Monday, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said.The incident happened around 7 p.m. at a ...

A former Arkansas jail captain was arrested Tuesday in a sexual assault investigation, a Wednesday news release from Arkansas State Police says. Kenneth Lee Vaughn, 53, of Ashdown, is a former captain ...