An analysis by The Marshall Project provides a window into what causes thousands of people to die in prisons and jails every ...

CHICAGO—Home to about 10,000 inmates, Cook County Jail takes up a huge swath of land on Chicago’s southwest side. It’s the largest single jail in America, and because about a third of its inmates are ...

The Cuyahoga County jail has been called one of the worst jails in America, a title it earned following a scathing investigation by the U.S. Marshals Service amid a rash of deaths seven years ago. The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Jails in America are dangerous. So far this year, 38 people have died inside Los Angeles County jails in as many ...

Between 2019 and 2023, nearly 4,000 people died in U.S. jails. That's about 1,000 people annually. Nearly one-third of those deaths don't have a cause of death, according to an analysis of federal ...

Poor sanitation in jails has been the subject of civil rights lawsuits for decades. Plumbing issues, vermin infestations, feces-covered walls, and limited access to basic hygiene products, such as ...

Editor’s note: The Fulton County Jail is in subpar shape and operates under a consent decree agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. Sheriff Patrick Labat has called for building a new jail, ...

Jails in America suffer from contaminated water, pest infestations, spoiled food, dangerous heat, a drug crisis, inferior medical care and violence. I have studied and measured the dangers of unsafe ...