The Johnson County Board of Supervisors wants to compare repair costs with the cost of closing the jail and housing inmates and employees in other facilities.

The Merrimack County Sheriff's Office has named Shane Johnson, 40, as the February 2025 Wanted Person of the Month, and is seeking the public's assistance in locating him. Johnson, a white male with brown hair and blue eyes,

Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak says his office is investigating a death at the Jefferson County Jail. At around 9 a.m. Monday morning, Aaron Sarles, 26, died while awaiting for transport to another county.

An inmate at Gwinnett County Jail died last week and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into the case, according to the sheriff's office. The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office said Phillip Antwon Munroe was found unresponsive on Jan.