The family of an autistic 19-year-old who died after his time in an Ohio jail is suing the county and its medical services ...

The parents of a man who died alone in a Colorado jail cell after an ulcer burned a hole in his digestive tract and left him in what they said was excruciating pain for about 15 hours have filed a ...

A Columbus Dispatch photographer has won a regional Emmy award for a 2024 video chronicling inmate deaths in county jails across Ohio.

A federal lawsuit filed on Monday accuses a southern Minnesota jail of failing to provide adequate medical care for a detainee shortly before his death.

Here is a sample of what is happening behind bars in Ohio jails, based on investigative reports, surveillance video, family interviews and lawsuits.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit over the death of a woman in the Lake County Jail. U.S. District Judge Donald Nugent last week dismissed the case filed by the family ...

The family of Glenn Earl Smallwood Jr., who’s seen in this provided photo, filed a federal lawsuit over his death at the Angelina County Jail in Lufkin, Texas. Attorney Erik Heipt The family of ...

Family files lawsuit over son’s jail death in California, couple accused of forced migrant labor, officer found guilty & more legal cases.

Vance Boelter, who is suspected of shooting two state lawmakers, voiced concerns on conditions at the Sherburne County Jail, which is already under scrutiny.

An Ohio woman’s family has filed a lawsuit against the nursing home she was treated at after she developed a pressure wound that became infected and ultimately killed her.

The biological family of a young boy who was at the center of an Ohio Amber Alert before allegedly being killed by his legal guardian has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.

Patty Wolf seeks justice over her daughter Gierra's fatal fentanyl overdose in jail, challenging medical staff's negligence in a wrongful death lawsuit.