With the recent purchase of the former Wayne Correctional Center in Goldsboro, Kerwin Pittman is laying claim to an unusual title — he says he’s the first formerly incarcerated person in the U.S. to ...

An electrical explosion outside a Middleton jail prompted the evacuation of more than 400 incarcerated individuals on Tuesday. A transformer exploded around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday outside the Middleton ...

Two inmates died recently inside the Guilford County Jail, authorities said Tuesday. The Guilford County Sheriff's Office released this mug shot of Nathaniel Rice after his death. Wilkerson ...

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Two Greensboro Detention Center inmates died days apart this month, according to a Guilford County Sheriff’s Office news release. On Dec. 24, 2025, GCSO detention staff ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Two Greensboro Detention Center inmates died days apart this month, according to a Guilford County ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - On Monday’s delight WTOC sends a big congratulations to a group of inmates in the Chatham County Detention Center. They recently earned a certification in barbering through one ...

Dan Raby, the senior digital producer for CBS News Atlanta, has been covering everything happening around Georgia for more than a decade. Court records have revealed new details about how three ...

SCOTLAND COUNTY, NC (WMBF) - An investigation is underway in North Carolina after a Friday night shooting. The Scotland County Sheriff’s Office said that at 11:30 p.m., deputies were called to ...

Detroit — Demolition of the former Wayne County Jail is underway as part of a planned redevelopment of the area east of Greektown into a life sciences district. Crews began razing the former jail, ...

Twenty people died in 2025 in the Harris County Jail, the state’s largest pre-trial detention system, which has faced years of understaffing, overcrowding and wrongful death lawsuits. The death toll ...

TRINITY COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- All inmates at the Trinity County Jail have been evacuated due to flooding and a sewage backup inside the facility, according to the sheriff. The jail, located at the ...