Kansas City has been paying other county sheriffs to house people charged with municipal offenses since closing its own jail ...

Like local jails nationwide, Montana's small holding facilities have become institutions of last resort as patients in mental ...

Kansas City has been paying other county sheriffs to house people charged with municipal offenses since closing its own jail in 2009.

It doesn’t make financial sense to pursue modular units as a temporary solution to crowding issues at the Douglas County Jail. Modular units are an idea floated by Undersheriff Gary Bunting.