As part of his plea, he agreed to relinquish his MCOLES certification making him now ineligible to be a police officer ...

For 80 minutes, Leggitt assaulted the inmate six times with an “aerosol subject restraint” - commonly known as mace or pepper ...

On Wednesday, Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. shared the county has reached an agreement on a municipal jail site ...

Miller said Ormsbee died after escaping and jumping from a moving sheriff's office transport van at about 7:40 a.m. on Oct.

The city contracted with the county for jail space after closing its own jail. Trouble ensued, but now they are pairing up ...

Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. announced the deal, which follows recommendations from city and county staff.

Following years of discussions, Kansas City has reached an agreement to buy land for a new city jail to be built on the same ...

RELATED: Broken locks, bursting pipes: A look inside Jackson County’s crumbling jail Had the August millage passed, the Chanter Road facility would have become the jail for all county inmates ...

A former Jackson County correctional officer has been indicted for allegedly physically assaulting a jail detainee ... City on the charge of violating an inmate’s rights by using unreasonable ...