The bill, Illinois House Bill 2731, would authorize State’s Attorney’s Office to create a program to represent victims in ...

A second ex-corrections officer is charged with having sex with a Lake County juvenile inmate. Ariah Rivera, 22, of Hobart, was charged Tuesday with three counts of sexual misconduct and one ...

Land in the Town of Spooner will at this time not be home to a new jail, or other county services, following a vote by the Washburn ...

Lake County commissioners approved an estimated $70,000 for an engineering and design report for the expansion of the Lake County Jail on Feb. 2. The detention center is located on the lower level of ...

The majority of the candidates for Lake County Sheriff who participated in a Wednesday debate emphasized the need to rein in the department’s commissary fund as well as mixed emotions about ...

A man who is a graduate of the state's police academy was arrested for investigation of sexually abusing a passenger while he ...

A single book can make a big difference for those who are incarcerated. “Books have the power to change lives,” said Bryson ...

Brett M. McClafferty, who ran for Streetsboro mayor and Portage commissioner, has been accused in a fraud case in the U.S.

Marion resident Evie Cahalen, 65, has launched a bid to unseat incumbent Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino, 47, who is seeking a third term in office.

Washington lawmakers have failed to create a statewide system to oversee local jails, even as deaths and injuries keep mounting. InvestigateWest reports Senate Bill 5005 died in a key committee ...

MANKATO — Blue Earth County Sheriff Jeff Wersal announced Tuesday he will run for a second term in November.

Texas game wardens, who were contacted by tournament staff to investigate, say they found three weights inside the bass' stomach "that showed no signs of erosion" ...