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Montgomery County officials are considering building a new jail facility with a price tag of almost $400 million.
The Montgomery County Jail Coalition received a total of 2,101 signatures on its petition for civilian oversight of the ...
A Montgomery County woman is accused of having drugs while being booked into jail. Artavia L. Johnson, 46, of Fort Plain, was ...
Montgomery County officials have issued a statement in response to petitions for independent jail oversight. The Montgomery County Jail Coalition has developed a ...
The Montgomery County Jail Coalition wants a civilian oversight committee to have a say over how the region’s jail functions.
At a July 15 commissioners court meeting, Chief Deputy Jonathan Zitzmann said the jail is operating at 97.9% capacity, housing 1,289 inmates. According to the presentation, the Texas Commission on ...
The cancellation of services for Oklahoma County jail inmates by Turn Key Health seems to be playing a role in the jail's accounting issues.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office officially identified an inmate who died in the Bexar County jail this week.
A 33-year-old Dayton woman was ordered to spend 60 days in jail and multiple years on probation for reportedly strangling her 7-year-old daughter.
Maryland Montgomery County makes bus rides free, an idea that is gaining traction The promise of free fares helped fuel the surprising outcome of New York City’s recent mayoral primary election.
The Pueblo County Sheriff's office is investigating after a 32-year-old woman died while in jail custody June 24.
A Montgomery County couple faces charges of child abuse and torture. Charges were placed against Terry Allen Wakefield Jr., 48, and Rachel Marie Wakefield, 42, after authorities obtained a search ...