BENTON, Mo. -- The number of Scott County Jail inmates taken to outside health care facilities is becoming a concern for county officials. "We feel we're seeing a rise in the number of prisoners ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The New Madrid County Jail is closed, indefinitely, amid concerns it may lose insurance. New Madrid County Clerk Clement Cravens told the Sikeston Standard Democrat a decision ...

The cause of death of a Scott County Jail inmate found unresponsive in his cell early Thursday cannot be determined from initial results of an autopsy Friday, the Sheriff's Office ...

Video problems have Scott County officials wringing their hands, but it won’t delay the first inmates from moving into the new jail next week. The video court and video visitation systems aren ...

DAVENPORT -- Last Friday, my name was Cody James, an inmate in cell 106, a member of General Population South at the new Scott County Jail.