Jarvis Matthews, an inmate serving a life sentence, was convicted of running a drug trafficking and money laundering operation from a Georgia state prison. He faces an additional 25 years in prison.

A jury found suspended Lauderdale County Judge Gil Self guilty on multiple charges and not guilty on one charge, including ...

A man wanted for allegedly shooting at a deputy and leading authorities on a chase in DeKalb County has been arrested in ...

The legal agreement with the DOJ mandates jail upgrades, but leaves the deadlines to the implementation schedule.

A Woonsocket mother said the violence at the city’s high school has gone too far - and now, it’s following her family home. Thieves steal $1,000 in smash-and-grab at Golden Champa restaurant in ...

Derrick Groves, the "most violent of all the inmates" who escaped a New Orleans jail in May, was arrested in Georgia as the ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Ga. — An inmate escaped from a work detail in Fortson, Georgia, on Tuesday, prompting a swift response from local law enforcement. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia State ...

ATLANTA (AP) — A monthslong search for the only Louisiana inmate still on the run after an audacious May jailbreak ended Wednesday when authorities say they found him hiding in a basement crawl space ...

REYNOLDS, Ga. — A convicted murderer serving life for kidnapping, torture and murder was mistakenly released from a Miami jail, sparking a $30,000 manhunt that ended in Georgia, where a councilwoman ...