The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says scammers are dialing up loved ones of inmates and pretending to speak with the authority of a badge, even though real deputies “will never call and demand ...

A new program to help connect inmates to those who want to encourage them, called Adopt and Inmate, is underway.

“Taking advantage of vulnerable people, I think everyone can agree is wrong,” said attorney Robert Abtahi who is trying to raise awareness about the scam.

Mobile phones seized from Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara jail highlight ongoing security lapses despite recent enhancements.

Connecticut's correctional ombudsman is calling for greater scrutiny of staff after contraband was found in a state prison.

Deputies respond to Midland County Jail for corrections officer struck while breaking up inmates fighting ...

One man told police he had obtained his false identity “from a homeless man in Wisconsin,” according to a Beaufort County ...

ST. CHARLES PARISH, La. — The St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office is warning residents about a scam targeting relatives of people who are currently incarcerated. Officials say scammers are using ...

A Ventura County jury will soon start deliberations in the case of a 2020 Santa Paula double-homicide and a 2019 Ventura ...

A woman who made a purchase at a Popeye's in Palm Coast noticed the worker acting "strange," an affidavit stated. The woman later received a fraud alert from her bank on her debit card. The Flagler ...

Family and friends of Sunny Naqvi, 28, a U.S. citizen, provided a detailed account of what they say was Naqvi's extended and illegal detention in Illinois and Wisconsin.