Sheriff Oscar Ugarte of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office has announced an investigation into the death of a federal inmate ...
Two women made allegations of sexual abuse, including being forced to engage in oral sex, groping and offers of clean water ...
The lawsuit alleges that Erik Carlson, 29, died on Jan. 25, 2025, after jail staff repeatedly ignored his pleas for medical ...
A 19-year-old man could face significant time behind bars for the most recent drug smuggling attempt at a La Porte County ...
A federal jury awarded $250,000 to a group of former DeKalb County jailers who faced repeated sexual harassment by the ...
The county participates in a federal program that pays local governments for jailing certain immigrants and providing ...
LASD is accused of withholding use-of-force and sexual assault records from its civilian oversight commission.
A year-and-a-half after the In-Custody Death Review Division was created within a state agency, the office has yet to obtain ...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said it is searching for an inmate that escaped custody late Saturday night. Officials said, at around 11 p.m., an inmate escaped from the ...
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More than three dozen past and current inmates have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging male Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies sexually abused, harassed and routinely watched women shower in the ...