The Oregon Department of Corrections has been recalculating sentences following an Oregon Supreme Court ruling on credit for ...

Reece Richeson, 26, died Oct. 21 at OHSU Hospital after a jailhouse beating Oct. 18. His cellmate, Sapastian Year, 23, has been accused of first-degree murder. Richeson, who was raised in Portland, ...

I wrote about a horrible murder/suicide. It is the only murder story I have ever written. I was so haunted by it that I knew I could never do another.” ...

Multnomah County will spend some of its rainy-day funds to save a key pretrial release program that keeps those accused of a crime out of jail until their trial, freeing up limited jail beds for the ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala (WHNT) — If you frequent the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office website, you may have noticed the county’s inmate roster has been under maintenance lately, and the sheriff’s office has ...

Bucks County officials say they aren't suspending their work release program despite recent inmate walkaways. Four inmates have failed to return from work release since August, the first such ...

Five inmates in Tooele County are facing additional charges after allegedly assaulting another inmate, causing him to be ...

A 29-year-old inmate died in the Howard County Jail Friday evening, according to the Howard County Sheriff's Office.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office has declined to charge Nick Sortor after he was arrested by the Portland Police Bureau during protests at the U.S. Immigration and ...

The Homeless Mobile Intake Team helps older adults in Multnomah County transition from living on the streets to stable housing. Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves 19 people missing and ...

Erie County Executive Brenton Davis' Community Works Program is causing a dispute with county judges and the district attorney. Judges and the DA argue the program improperly lets inmates out for work ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A new report by the Orange County Corrections Department Research Unit showcasing the county facility's “Average Daily Population with ICE Detainers” found that the number of ...