DOJ issues requests to California sheriffs for information on noncitizen inmates and release dates as part of Trump ...

Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith is requesting the court to certify that the charges against him carry only a monetary fine ...

Despite decades of efforts to reform policing in the United States and the massive anti-brutality demonstrations of 2020, police officers continue to avoid prosecution for murder charges and ...

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A fugitive wanted in Hernando County was located and captured in Louisiana. The Hernando ...

The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy, by Jessica Pishko, Dutton, 480 pages, $32 The Power of the Badge: Sheriffs and Inequality in the United States ...

A new law passed by U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy from Louisiana gives law enforcement more teeth when tackling opioids. Will it help locally?

Under SB 8, all sheriffs would be required to request and enter partnerships with ICE. The measure also states that the Texas Attorney General's Office may take legal action against sheriffs who ...