One man died and another is hospitalized with critical injuries after an incident at the Jackson County Detention Center ...

Rasaan Eason, 22, of Kansas City, was identified as the Jackson County inmate that died Saturday after ingesting an ‘unknown substance.' ...

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said corrections officers were conducting scheduled bed-checks when they found two inmates unresponsive.

HOLTON, Kan. (WIBW) - Two people were arrested in the Jackson County Jail parking lot over the weekend, officials said. The arrested individuals were identified as Julie Kathleen Grey, 53, and Brandon ...

Diana Knapp, director of the Jackson County Detention Center, put in her resignation Sunday, just weeks before the opening of the county’s new jail.

Diana Knapp, the county’s director of corrections for eight years, is leaving just as the new $317 million county detention ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There are noticeable differences between the new Jackson County jail in the Blue Valley Industrial Corridor and ...

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate at the Jackson County Detention Center. The Kansas City Fire Department was called to the Jackson County Detention Center, ...

Jackson County proposed a study on the feasibility of Kansas City, Missouri, using the existing Jackson County Adult Detention Center after the county moves to a new facility in 2026. It's been years ...

SURRENDERED TO DEPUTIES. JACKSON COUNTY LEADERS ARE OFFERING UP A NEW PLAN THAT WOULD ALLOW KANSAS CITY TO TEMPORARILY USE THE JACKSON COUNTY JAIL. RIGHT NOW, THE CITY DOESN’T HAVE ONE. KMBC NINE S ...