3 ex-Harnett County jail officers arrested after inmate assaulted twice, NCSBI investigating

Three former correctional officers in Harnett County have been arrested in connection with two separate assaults against an ...

OK County Jail settles lawsuit over man beaten to death with medical boot

More lawsuits over Oklahoma County jail deaths are pending. Lane was beaten to death by his cellmate, Shaquile Brown. Lane ...
Chicago Reader

Cook County state’s attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s complicated relationship with the Pretrial Fairness Act

Illinois abolished cash bail and drove down the population at the Cook County jail. Under the county’s top prosecutor, it’s ...
WBEZ

Cook County Jail safety concerns raised after inmate's death ruled a homicide

Illinois is examining Martinez Duncan’s death for potential criminal behavior by jail staff, according to the Cook County ...

Former prison guard pleads guilty to manslaughter in New York inmate’s fatal beating

One of multiple corrections officers charged in connection with the fatal beating of an inmate at an upstate New York prison last year pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday and agreed to serve 11 ...
Herald-Zeitung

Comal County jury sentences Spring Branch man to 40 years for aggravated assault, family violence

A Spring Branch man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after a Comal County Criminal District Attorney’s Office jury ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Primary Election 2026: Live Results

Follow the latest race results of Democratic and Republican candidates running for open federal, state, and countywide seats in the Chicago and surrounding region. Last updated: — · Source: Associated ...