The Hamblen County Commission passed a first reading last week that would give sheriff’s office employees and jail staff a 10% raise, bringing their hourly pay to around $20 an hour. That raise is not ...

The largest operator of for-profit prisons in the U.S. could be one of the biggest beneficiaries of new federal contracts. In ...

Sumner County jail had more than seven hundred inmates who went through the jail ministry sign up to be baptized in one day at an outdoor courtyard. All hope it gives them a new beginning.

The gubernatorially appointed boards that oversee Texas universities soon could have new powers to control the curriculum ...

A 53-year-old man who was hurt a car accident became confused and combative with first responders, leading to deputies ...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed House Bill 1200 ... year based on data from the Administrative Office of the Courts and Department of Correction Jail Summary Reports, according to the March 25 ...

Booking Deputy John Elliott recently received the Valor Award from the American Jail Association for removing a loaded ...