2 teens arrested following pursuit in Jefferson County
Two teenagers were arrested Monday afternoon following a pursuit in Jefferson County. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office ...
Tarrant County Sheriff shares jail inspection results with commissioners during special meeting
On Tuesday, Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn shared details from a new report showing the cause of death for nearly 60 ...
Zena Stephens wins, will serve third term as Jefferson County Sheriff
BEAUMONT, Texas — Incumbent Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens will serve a third term after successfully defending her ...
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Inmates vote from North Country jails
This Election Day, the North Country will get absentee ballots from an unlikely source — inmates who are serving time in the ...
Jeffco sees a 10,000% increase in inmate voter turnout after new state law takes effect
Jefferson County election officials said the increase in inmate voter turnout is thanks to a new law they called the first of ...
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BREAKING: Female prisoner charged in suspected heroin overdose death of inmate
The Texas Rangers are investigating the suspected heroin overdose death of a female inmate at the Jefferson County Jail, ...
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A Colorado law lets many inmates vote from jail – some are taking officials up on the offer
Going to jail shouldn’t mean you lose your say in our democracy — that’s the thinking behind a new state law requiring all ...
Arkansas Board of Corrections hopes to reduce backup by using beds in Phillips County jail
During the board's meeting at the Tucker facility in Jefferson County, the body also approved ... Payne said. The number of ...
Female Jefferson County jail inmate charged in connection with possible overdose of death of fellow inmate
BEAUMONT, Texas — The Texas Rangers have charged a female Jefferson County jail inmate in connection with their investigation into the death of another female inmate in the jail over this past weekend ...
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Jail inmate charged with criminally negligent homicide
An inmate at the Jefferson County jail is charged with criminally negligent homicide in connection with the death of another ...
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Colorado jails are holding in-person voting this election, after change in state law
Most people in jail across the country are eligible to vote. But it’s not easy for many of those incarcerated people to cast ...
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Latah County sheriff’s race pits incumbent against two independents, including former Moscow police chief
The Latah County Jail held 50 beds when it was built in 1973 and can now hold 35 beds after mandates requiring more room for inmates changed over the years. Besst said the average daily inmate ...