HOUSTON COUNTY, Ala (WDHN) -- A male inmate was found dead in the Houston County Jail Friday morning, Sheriff Donald Valenza confirmed to WDHN. Houston County Coroner Robert Byrd identified the inmate as 27-year-old Andrew Martinez of Enterprise. Sheriff Valenza says Martinez was booked into the jail early Friday morning and was found dead at []
LOGAN, Utah, April 18, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Cache County Sheriff’s Office Thursday night published the name of the inmate who died in their custody in the county jail. “The victim from yesterday’s incident in the jail is 22-year-old Kaden Lee Saunders, from Logan,” the sheriff’s office said. “Investigators are waiting for the Medical […] The post Inmate who died in Cache County Jail identified first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
Detective Thomas C. Williams was fatally shot outside Faith Baptist Church School in the San Fernando Valley area of Canoga Park as he picked up his 6-year-old son from daycare.
Detective Thomas C. Williams was fatally shot outside Faith Baptist Church School in the San Fernando Valley area of Canoga Park as he picked up his 6-year-old son from daycare.
MONROE, Wash. — Officials are searching for a Snohomish County prison
Charles Hedlund, 55, was fatally stabbed.
Charles Hedlund, 55, was killed in 2006.
Editor's note: This story was updated to include the correct number of Bexar County Jail deaths tabulated by the Texas Justice Initiative. Two inmates were found dead in their cells at Bexar County Jail over two days' time, according to the Express-News. Duane Ventimiglia, 40, and Francisco Javier Salinas, 41, both died after suffering medical episodes, the daily reports, citing officials with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office (BCSO).
Candidates running for Fulton County Sheriff told voters at an ACLU of Georgia "Know Your Sheriff" town hall event on Tuesday they plan to improve prison conditions through a combination of additional staff, increased scrutiny of incoming inmates, and upgraded housing. Suggestions come in the wake of a slew of deaths in the county's prison system. As part of the event, candidates completed a questionnaire to inform voters about their position on issues. One question asked, "Since 2022, over 20...
The incident happened in November of 2020 at the Mount Olive Correctional Center.
Crowley and Johnson were joined by Chief Judge Carl Ashley at Community Reintegration Center.
The cost of housing Johnson County inmates in other county jails continues to rise as the county pursues efforts to restore its current jail or even construct a new facility. A report published by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office in January 2024 shows a running total of $15.8 million in spending to house inmates in