A judge on Wednesday refused to release Elias Gomez, a Chicago man convicted of murder in 1995, during a court hearing about ...

Illinois man Adam Beckerink has been formally charged with first-degree murder of his late wife, Cailtin Tracey, after she ...

The Circuit Court of Cook County has announced that it is issuing refunds after discovering a technical issue that prevented ...

Braidwood police arrested 30-year-old Hugo Sanchez-Cervantez making him one of the first Will County Jail inmates for 2026.

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

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 ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — One of the inmates who escaped from the DeKalb County Jail called someone late Sunday to meet them before they broke free through a “compromised” area of the facility, officials ...

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 ...

HOSPITAL WHERE THEY ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER. IN GEORGIA, THE THREE FUGITIVES CAPTURED AFTER ESCAPING A DEKALB COUNTY JAIL ARE FACING NEW CHARGES. THE FBI SAYS IT IS FILING FEDERAL KIDNAPING CHARGES ...

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 ...

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — A Tarrant County Jail inmate died Sunday after being found unresponsive in her cell, officials say. Officials say life-saving measures were administered by medical personnel ...

Elizabeth Hernández was taken into custody after detention staff reviewed security camera footage that allegedly showed her having inappropriate contact with an inmate, Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Roberto ...