An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said.

After the fire was put out, Martinez Duncan, 24, was removed from the cell and brought to a holding area where he became ...

The jury in the trial for the Lorain County Corrections Officer accused of allegedly paralyzing an inmate, is deliberating ...

By using pre-portioned, hot, sealed meals in compostable trays, every inmate receives a consistent, nutritious serving while ...

In the days after the horrific burning of a woman on a Chicago CTA train by a clearly deranged habitual criminal suspect last ...

State police charge SCI Albion inmate with homicide after they said he admitted to fatally choking his cellmate in October.

Jail officials said that enforcing boundaries between staff and inmates is critical to maintaining order and minimizing ...

Advocates say we're the only state without a law requiring release of dying inmates in some circumstances, and will press the ...