CHICAGO ( WGN) — A man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for a crime he long maintained he didn’t commit walked out of the Cook County Jail on Thursday evening after a judge vacated the conviction.

Tobolski told a judge in September 2020 that he’d engaged in multiple extortion and bribery schemes, accepting more than $250 ...

Two men with felony records are facing new gun and drug charges after a Cook County Sheriff's police investigation.

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards approved a 64-bed expansion project to take place at the Montgomery County Jail as ...

The Marin County Sheriff’s Office plans to replace furnishings in all 222 cells at the county jail. The Board of Supervisors ...

With a state-of-the-art gym, a large open break area with an outdoor courtyard, and heated indoor parking, the renovations at ...

Some residents in Cook County are seeing the impacts of long-standing delinquent utility bills after a letter threatens to cut their service. That is, if their delinquent bills are not paid within ...

Those who advocate for the restorative justice model say reducing the types of cases that are referred would cut back on the ...

Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency are picking apart federal spending, trying to find areas of waste. Here’s a look at where all the money goes. The charts below are based on ...

The New York woman got to take a visit to the slammer. The trip to jail was made possible by Livingston County Sheriff’s Department who welcomed Loretta with open arms. Loretta got to see how ...