Grants Pass, Ore. — More than five years after it closed, the Josephine County Juvenile Detention Center is preparing to reopen. Thursday night, the doors opened at the facility so voters could see where the money they approved in May ...
Medford, Ore. — A revolving door at the Jackson County Jail has the sheriff’s office taking new steps, to deal with overcrowding. NBC5 News first told you back in May, about a plan to evaluate the needs at the jail. ...
Lexington, Miss. (WLBT/NBC News) – Four Mississippi inmates are facing more charges after allegedly breaking out of jail, burglarizing a nearby Dollar General store, and then sneaking back into jail without being noticed by guards. According to police the inmates ...
Grants Pass, Ore. — In May, Josephine County voters passed a public safety levy. Some of that funding is dedicated to re-opening the juvenile detention center. The facility, which originally opened in 1999, includes the juvenile jail and juvenile shelter. ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – A 52-year-old Klamath County Jail inmate died in his custody, according to the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office. Charles Marshall was found unresponsive in his cell on August at 3:00 p.m. The sheriff’s office said jail personnel ...
(NBC News) – In California, a new trend in the criminal justice system has some victims of violent crimes outraged. They’re known as “pay-to-stay” jails. Criminals who can afford them pay to be at these high-end facilities and avoid the ...
Medford, Ore., — Jackson County’s Sheriff says the county needs a new jail, one up to three times the size of the current one. The jail opened new beds earlier this year, but it’s already at capacity. Right now the ...
Grants Pass, Ore,. — “It’s extremely important and a loss that we’ve really been struggling to deal with for 5 years now” Jim Goodwin is the director at the Juvenile Detention Center in Grants Pass. While he still works with ...
Medford, Ore. — The basement of the Jackson County Jail is open once again. 62 additional beds are now available. Those beds closed in November 2015, due to staffing shortages. Now for the first time in over a decade, the ...
Wilsonville, Ore.- A butterfly recovery lab will soon open at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville. The program will allow women in custody to gain job skills while helping the endangered Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly. The lab will be located in ...