The family of an autistic 19-year-old who died after his time in an Ohio jail is suing the county and its medical services ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The family of a man whose death marked the first in an historic string of inmate deaths at the Cuyahoga County Jail settled its lawsuit with the county and MetroHealth for ...

Here is a sample of what is happening behind bars in Ohio jails, based on investigative reports, surveillance video, family interviews and lawsuits.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit over the death of a woman in the Lake County Jail. U.S. District Judge Donald Nugent last week dismissed the case filed by the family ...

Patty Wolf seeks justice over her daughter Gierra's fatal fentanyl overdose in jail, challenging medical staff's negligence in a wrongful death lawsuit.

Maggie Copeland, 29, died of dehydration after serving six days in the Richland County Jail. Copeland, a mother of a teenage son, is among at least 219 people who died in custody of Ohio's jails ...

Christian Black’s death in an Ohio jail after being held in a restraint chair mirrors two other fatal cases. His family is calling for murder charges and reforms.

The Montgomery County Jail Coalition wants a civilian oversight committee to have a say over how the region’s jail functions.

The family of a 62-year-old Akron man who died in Summit County Jail last March has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the county and medical and social workers involved in his care.

A Minnesota man’s family was awarded a $3.4 million settlement after a lawsuit said jail staff failed to provide medical care to the man, leading to his death. Image from lawsuit filed.

DAYTON, Ohio – The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear an appeal by Montgomery County seeking immunity in a wrongful death lawsuit involving an inmate who died in 2012 during a medical emergency.

The Ohio Attorney General's Office is taking over the case of a former Richland County corrections officer accused of causing the death of a jail inmate.