Douglas County commissioners and the Sheriff's Office say some inmates are to blame. A former inmate - who wishes to remain anonymous - is claiming worm-like animals were found in all the jail's ...

A corrections deputy at the Douglas County Jail was arrested on Thursday for allegedly assaulting a 31-year-old adult in ...

Limited space for inmates in an often overcrowded jail is nothing new to Douglas County, as the Journal-World has reported over the past several years, and concerns about that were a driving force ...

Douglas County Corrections is making it easier and more affordable for inmates to stay connected with their loved ones. By Bella Caracta Published : Jul. 20, 2024 at 10:27 PM CDT ...

Three Harris County Jail inmates died in custody within a 48-hour period last month. While the circumstances surrounding ...

Three inmates have died at Douglas County Corrections in three weeks. Aundrea Milnes' aunts have more questions than answers about their 47-year-old niece's death. "It was just such a sudden death ...

Douglas County’s Jail Faces Scrutiny After Recent String ... where an influx of illicit drugs and severe mental illness have overwhelmed administrators and left them unable to keep inmates safe. ...

Opened in 1986, the Douglas County jail in Tuscola has outlived its usefulness and needs to be replaced, county officials said. The design of the Douglas County jail is an outdated 1930s-era model ...

Aug. 5—SUPERIOR — Douglas County officials are considering resurrecting an incentive program to help with staff retention in the county jail. The jail currently has seven open positions ...

OMAHA — The majority of inmates in one of the Douglas County Jail’s housing units has tested positive for COVID-19, the county announced Monday. It is the jail’s largest COVID-19 outbreak ...

The number of people booked into the Douglas County jail with serious mental illness dropped from 18% in 2014 to 10% in 2022 — and hit a low of 5.5% in 2018.