Although many of them had criminal records, most people who died in custody had not been convicted of the crime they were in jail for, court records show.

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A man charged with robbing a bank wants to plead guilty to stabbing a fellow Marion County Jail inmate accused of murder.

CHICAGO — For many of these men and women behind bars, Christmas can be the loneliest day of the year. But on Thursday, churches and organizations in Chicago brought the spirit of the season directly ...

Three inmates—including one who was being held on a murder charge—have escaped from DeKalb County Jail, just east of Atlanta, authorities said. The breakout happened early Monday morning at the DeKalb ...

A 39-year-old woman's death on Dec. 9 was the fourth to take place at the Peoria County Jail in the last five years.

The manhunt for three Georgia inmates who escaped from the DeKalb County Jail is over, and the community is safe again, Sheriff Melody Maddox announced Tuesday after all three men were captured in ...

A routine facility check at a county jail just east of Atlanta on Monday morning suddenly turned into a manhunt after officials discovered three men, all accused of violent crimes, had escaped the ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Three "dangerous" inmates who escaped the DeKalb County Jail late Sunday night took a Lyft to the Miami area, where they were arrested on Monday night without incident, county ...

Authorities have captured three inmates, including one charged with murder, who escaped from a county jail east of Atlanta. The trio fled the DeKalb County Jail early on Dec. 22, according to the ...