Inmates at the Fulton County Jail claim staff members panicked and equipment failed during a fire on Friday. One man says he had to grab an empty fire extinguisher from a frozen staff member to try ...

An inmate set a shower fire on the jail’s unrenovated seventh floor, triggering a major emergency response. Nine people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation, including five inmates and four ...

Prisoner Clare Dupree, 48, died two days after a blaze in her cell caused by a vape.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two inmates at the Cook County Jail were sent to the hospital early Wednesday after a small fire in a maximum security division, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said. Authorities ...

Illinois is examining Martinez Duncan’s death for potential criminal behavior by jail staff, according to the Cook County ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An inmate at the Daviess County Detention Center was charged with arson and wanton endangerment Thursday after starting a fire in ...

ST. LOUIS — Inmates at the St. Louis City Justice Center smashed windows, threw debris and clogged drains in a disturbance that started early Saturday morning. About 115 inmates on the fourth floor ...

MIDDLETON — Inmate visits at Middleton Jail are cancelled until at least next week and some prisoners are being held in Middlesex County after a transformer fire in a housing unit caused extensive ...