Norfolk Sheriff’s Office, former jail staff to pay nearly $1M in lawsuit over inmate’s death; reforms promised

The family of an inmate who died by suicide at the Norfolk City Jail has reached a $950,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit ...
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Sheriff expands mental health intake assessments as diagnoses rise

LOS ANGELES - A new Mental Health Assessment Area has been added to the County Sheriff's Department's Inmate Reception Center ...

9 inmate deaths already this year bring renewed scrutiny of L.A. County jail conditions

Facing a pending lawsuit from the California Attorney General's office over dire conditions in the jail system, officials at ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Expansion project sees improvement to Benton County Jail medical facility and intake area

BENTONVILLE -- The Benton County Sheriff's Office can now take better care of both the physical and mental health needs of jail inmates. Sheriff Shawn Holloway and other Sheriff's Office officials ...