The mother of the inmate who died over the weekend said her son had mental issues that the jail knew about, and he was being bullied after being placed in general population.

A lawsuit filed in state court alleges California's corrections agency routinely refers inmates who appear to be “foreign-born” to federal immigration authorities even if they are U.S. citizens.

A Houston mother is turning her pain into purpose after her son died while in custody at the Harris County Jail in March of 2022.

Four inmates who authorities said participated in a foiled jail break earlier this week now face charges related to the attempted escape. William Tanton, Jimmy Minx, Lucas McCaig and Tyler Hammond were recently charged with the offense of engaging in organized criminal activity-escape following a July 30 escape attempt from the Liberty County Jail. According to the Liberty County Sheriffs Office, the foiled jail break occurred around 3 a.m. Thursday. Three of the inmates managed to get out of their cells and into the enclosed perimeter yard before they were apprehended by jail personnel. Another inmate assisted in the attempted escape, according to the Liberty County Sheriffs Office.

WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Monday refused to block the execution of four federal prison inmates who are scheduled to be put to death in July and August. The executions would mark the first use of the death penalty on the federal level since 2003. The justices rejected an appeal from four inmates who were convicted of killing children. The court's action leaves no obstacles standing in the way of the executions, the first of which is scheduled for July 13. The inmates are separately asking a federal judge in Washington to impose a new delay on their executions over other legal issues that have yet to be resolved.