The lawsuit alleges inmates in the new and old jail have been unconstitutionally detained despite court-ordered releases.

Two people have died by suicide in the new Wayne County Jail, Detroit police confirmed Tuesday, within a month of the move to ...

Virgil Brown, 22, attempted suicide Sept. 10 in the jail and died several days later, said Wayne County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Ed Foxworth. Deandre Solomon, 35, died over the weekend, said ...

Four people have been charged in connection to a shooting that killed two people and injured five others last weekend in ...

but it also underscores a broader pattern of troubling conditions at the jail, located at 5301 Russell St., Detroit. Wayne County officials have promoted the new facility as a solution to the ...

Commissioner Alex Garza of Taylor, who was appointed to fill incumbent Ray Basham's District 14 seat at the end of 2023, is ...

Wayne County corporation counsel Zenna Elhasan is taking on a new role at the Troy-based nonprofit. Demolition of the above-ground structures in downtown Detroit appeared to be completed on ...

As Wayne County jail inmates cause floods in the new facility ... that would otherwise be confidential to be overheard, Detroit defense bar president Lillian Diallo has told the Free Press.

A man who claims he was detained in the Wayne County Jail for six days beyond his court ... filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal court in Detroit against Sheriff Raphael Washington, Chief of ...

Two people have died by suicide in the new Wayne County Jail, Detroit police confirmed Tuesday, within a month of the move to the facility that has been plagued with complaints since its opening. One ...

Four people have been charged in connection to a shooting at a Detroit house party last week that left two people dead, and ...