Republican John C. Garcia was clinging to a slim lead in the race for Erie County sheriff late Tuesday, but the outcome ...

The attorney for death row inmate Taylor Renee Parker is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review Parker's conviction on claims Parker did not have a fair trial in Bowie County.

The Cattaraugus County District Attorney’s Office, headed by Lori Pettit Rieman, will serve as a special prosecutor to determine whether criminal charges should be filed against Erie County Holding Ce ...

Two survivors of a decades-old sexual abuse case are speaking out after the man convicted in the case asked a judge to withdraw his guilty plea.

A detention officer at Lexington Correctional Center, identified as Daniel Ackah, was arrested Wednesday and is accused of sexually assaulting an inmate following an incident reported March 13. The ...

The Oklahoma County Budget Board's vote to start the process of formally dissolving the jail trust comes as the Oklahoma County Detention Center faces a multi-million dollar budget shortfall and ...

During Sheriff Marian Brown’s first eight years in office, 71 incarcerated people have died — about a 50% higher death rate than the same period before ...

Coach Hubert Davis revamped UNC’s community service efforts by hiring a director of community engagement. In just a year, they’ve made a mark.

Oklahoma County officials have recommended in a 6-1 vote that the trust that operates the troubled jail be disbanded.

A former Owasso fourth-grade teacher has been convicted of first-degree manslaughter in the 2023 shooting death of her partner and sentenced to 15 years, according to court records. Essence Fields was ...

Prison oversight bills would pilot body-worn cameras for guards, create a Family Advisory Board and permit prisons to destroy ...