The department still houses a group of inmates under contract at the Otero County Prison Facility for specialized treatment but "no longer relies on private operators for core prison operations ...

In connection with the case, Ho was initially arrested and booked into the Clermont County ... dismissed May 10. Otero is seeking placement in a female prison facility. Though born ...

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Otero County Commissioners hosted a special meeting Friday morning with engineers and architects who will be submitting Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the judicial complex and detention center ...

On May 23, an Otero County Jury found a Louisiana man, Shaun Castain LeFleur, 57, guilty of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence for the murder of his wife, Nancy Lefleur. Shaun ...

A 57-year-old Louisiana man, described by prosecutors as a career criminal, was found guilty of killing his wife and ...

The Department of Homeland Security recently listed Otero and Lincoln counties as "sanctuary jurisdictions." The department says this classification indicates that these counties are obstructing ...

A Riverside County death row inmate was allegedly killed by another prisoner at Kern Valley State Prison on Friday morning, ...

Napa County finally has a planned permanent use for its $17 million reentry facility - the Behavioral Health Treatment Center ...

Supervisors approved plans to convert the facility into a center offering mental health and addiction treatment, aiming to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A second inmate who escaped a minimum security correctional facility in Franklin County is back in custody. According to Franklin County Jail booking records, 32-year-old Michael ...

The four men broke a window and scaled a fence to escape from the Franklin County Community ... May 23. The facility is a minimum-security, residential prison diversion program for men and women ...