Some 165 were being held in jail without being convicted of the alleged crime for which they were arrested—meaning they were ...

Recent incidents include inmate suicides and overdoses, highlighting ongoing safety concerns at the jail. The jail is investigating how drugs are entering the facility, including potential involvement ...

The Fayette County Jail says headphone wires and an envelope were used in an attempt to get drugs to inmates, but a sharp ...

Fayette County jail officials have put new policies in place after supervisors stopped inmates from smuggling 41 Suboxone ...

The NAACP's Legal Defense Fund has filed a lawsuit against Fayette County, alleging its electoral map is racially ...

Family and friends are grieving an unexpected loss after a Fayette County Detention Center inmate was found unresponsive inside of her cell over the weekend.

Governor Josh Shapiro wants to close several correctional facilities to save money, as he argues they’re no longer needed.

According to the Fayette County Detention Center, 27-year-old Alicia Ropp was found unresponsive in her cell around 8:15 a.m.

An inmate at the Fayette County Detention Center was found dead in her cell on Saturday morning, according to a release from ...

Community Corrections Staff found 27-year-old inmate Alicia Meredith Marie Ropp dead in her cell Saturday morning, according ...

A female inmate at the Fayette County Detention Center died Saturday after being found unresponsive in her cell. Jail staff found Alicia Meredith Marie Ropp, 27, unresponsive at 8:16 a.m., according ...

The jails that have reported the most deaths since 2020 are Jefferson County, with 20; Madison County, with 12; Fayette County ... Tussey said he thinks the jail’s health care is more than sufficient.