Lawsuits

The county could be forced to pay $1.6 billion to $3 billion for "more than 3,000 claims alleging childhood sexual assault at various County and non-County facilities"

Under the county jail’s voluntary work program, workers were paid $20 for 10 to 12 hours a day of manual labor at the single-stream recycling plant

The former CO said the DOC failed to address a hostile work environment after she accused another CO of sexually assaulting, stalking and harassing her

Last year, 18 inmates died while in the custody of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, double the average number of jail deaths

Anthony Mitchell died of hypothermia after spending two weeks in a jail during a mental health break

In addition to the payment to the 12 women, the sheriff’s office will be required to implement a series of specific changes at the jail to reduce sexual harassment

A U.S. federal judge ruled that the public has a right to see what goes on inside the St. Thomas jail

Chandler Craig’s federal complaint claims she lost her job based on a “fabricated incident report” ordered by the sheriff

The payout over Holly Barlow-Austin's death after being held at a jail operated by LaSalle Corrections is among the largest public settlements of its kind

The deal marks one of the most expensive wrongful death settlements in recent history for the state prison system

After an assault, Maryland corrections officials placed Chelsea Gilliam in solitary confinement for months, according to the lawsuit

The suit argues that Gov. Glenn Youngkin's process for restoring the voting rights of people with felony convictions should be declared unconstitutional

An arbitrator ruled that Anthony Marlak's termination was an excessive response by the state Department of Correction

The suit accuses officials of holding people in extended segregation even though they don't meet the law's criteria

Anthony Mitchell died of hypothermia after spending two weeks in a jail during a mental health break