Republican lawmakers argued Wednesday that the state needs to require local law enforcement to report people with felony ...
Butler County finalized an agreement to hold U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees in its jail and can start as soon as next week. Sheriff Richard Jones said the jail recently ...
Florida sheriffs say they need more space to handle the numbers of undocumented immigrants they will be arresting.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced that the partnerships would go well beyond turning over illegal immigrants in local jails.
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Two Kentucky bills are part of a national trend targeting transgender inmates, who make up a small percentage of incarcerated ...
Nearly 200 years ago, Richard Riker — a powerful judge whose family the island is named after — was at the center of a ...
New treatment programs in jails and the community seek to reduce wait times and take a load off the state’s three psychiatric hospitals.
Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler refuses to answer questions about how his agency makes up the deficit it runs by holding people for ICE.
Governor Ron Desantis and Homeland Security Senior Counselor, Keith Pearson, made the announcement in a press conference ...
Lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday on a proposal that would force sheriffs statewide to cooperate with federal immigration officials. The legislation, which in part targets Milwaukee and Dane ...
The sheriff's office had a previous contract with federal authorities during the first Trump administration, which ended when Joe Biden was elected. Under the new agreement, the county will receive ...