Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A York County Prison inmate faces felony charges after she allegedly spat on a correctional officer and attempted to bite others.

The lawsuit alleges that jail staff and a private medical contractor failed to provide urgent medical care, which led to ...

Scott County Jail workers allowed a woman in mental distress to repeatedly bang her head against cell walls without ...

Scott County Jail workers allowed a woman in mental distress to repeatedly bang her head against cell walls for hours without ...

The Iowa Office of Ombudsman released a 42-page report that jail staff failed to intervene and dismissed a woman's mental health crisis when she was detained.

Officers at the Scott County Jail allowed a woman experiencing a mental health crisis to repeatedly bang her head against cell walls, doors and floors for hours ...

Update: This article has been updated to reflect a statement from the state Department of Corrections and Community ...

Four inmates at a Southern Nevada prison died in the span of a week while another inmate at a Northern Nevada prison also died, state corrections officials announced Friday. In separate news releases ...

The exchange in question took place during an elevator ride with Heastie, the staffer and the advocate. “I did not expect one ...

BROOKLYN, Ohio (WOIO) — A Parma woman who was punched repeatedly in the face by a Brooklyn police sergeant is breaking her silence. She’s also planning to sue the former officer who struck her — and ...