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Jail deaths and ICE cooperation have defined the first term of Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn, who faces a tough challenge in next month’s election.
Ohio advocates are resisting proposals to expand the jail and local cooperation with ICE. In the primary on Tuesday, the sheriff and his challenger disagree on both fronts.
Sheriff Sid Gautreaux faces two Democratic challengers in the Oct. 12 election.
Two sheriffs in Missouri have cut off all in-person visitation in favor of costly video technology.
A new proposal to abolish small police forces seeks to end the cycle of debt and incarceration.
A new report details the abysmal conditions, lack of medical care, and staff shortages that led to the unusually high death rate in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
San Francisco just became the first city in the nation to stop charging court fines and fees, but the rest of the state has a long way to go.