With the jail at capacity and aging, Jim Wells County faces tough choices as a near $1M inmate transport bill looms over the ...

SHELL LAKE - More discussion was had on the cost of transporting inmates from the Washburn County Jail by the County Board at their meeting Tuesday, Sept. 16. The Sheriff’s Department has been ...

A Jim Wells Co. commissioner says inmate housing and transport costs are already surpassing $100,000 this year as ...

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners are signing an agreement with the state that will allow the Department of Corrections, if needed, to assist with transporting a lot of county inmates.

Concerns are mounting over prisoner transport protocols in California following two recent inmate escapes. In December 2024, Cesar Hernandez escaped custody by jumping from a moving van en route to a ...