The 13-story building opened in 1984 and was given the early nickname 'Ren Pen' as some thought it looked more like an office ...

A civil lawsuit filed against Smith County in 2023 was settled on Thursday after more than 100 former Smith County Jail inmates alleged they were held in custody for unreasonably long periods.

Over a fourth of North Carolinians released from prison are homeless. Kerwin Pittman hopes buying a prison can change that.

The following people have recently been booked into the Columbia County Justice and Detention Facility on Rawhide Road in ...