The inmate, identified as Deanetta Racquel Vincent, 48, was found unresponsive in her cell Monday.
Correctional officers were making morning rounds when they found the inmate unresponsive in their cell.
On Tuesday's show: Harris County is paying millions to outsource many of its inmates, sending hundreds of people to privately owned, out-of-state prisons. News 88.7's Lucio Vasquez explains how the county is "surrendering control" of its inmates to private prisons with questionable oversight.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A new honors class is being offered to inmates at the Shawnee County Department of Corrections. The jail is in week four of the new 12-week inmate honor module. Its a program that provides structured behavior modification, with programs like behavioral health, life skills, faith-based programs, module sanitation assignments, cognitive behavior programs []
Federal judge says counties not liable.
The Randall County Sheriff’s Office announced that a total of 68 inmates were baptized on March 18 during the Randall County Jail’s first baptism of the year.
These funds cover 8,549,207 claims from July 1, 2021 to July 20, 2023.
The Monterey County Sheriff's Office said that three deputies were attacked by five inmates while inside the Monterey County Jail on Sunday.
A Tennessee criminal court judge is in jail after her bond was revoked for testing positive for cocaine while she was out of custody pending a trial on charges of coercion of a witness and harassment
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee criminal court judge is in jail after her bond was revoked for testing positive for cocaine while she was out of custody pending a trial on charges of coercion of a witness and harassment. Online records show Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Melissa Boyd was booked in the Shelby
A Tennessee criminal court judge is in jail after her bond was revoked for testing positive for cocaine while she was out of custody pending a trial on charges of coercion of a witness and harassment
The Minnesota Department of Corrections has penalized a county jail for depriving an inmate of food and water for more than two days as punishment after he smeared feces in his cell and refused to clean it up