Deputies unlocked cells and stepped back to let inmates self-govern in a bid to teach responsibility and reduce recidivism.

Sheriff Ross Teeple and Netflix producers explain what nearly shut down Pinal County’s jail experiment and what actually changed inside the jail.

A Pinal County jail inmate assaulted a detention officer this month in an apparent attempt to stay locked up, authorities said. Alexandro Guerrero, 26, was about to be released April 17 when he ...

PHOENIX — Nothing dampens the Christmas spirit like being behind bars, which is why a nonprofit will hand out hundreds of goodie bags at the Pinal County Detention Center before Christmas. This is the ...

A Pinal County Sheriff's detention officer was arrested this morning for sexual misconduct with a 15-year-old, officials say. The detention officer, whose name has not been released, was put on ...

After almost a year since the murder of 17-year-old Hailey Stephens at a Casa Grande house party, a 14-year-old boy was committed until his 18th birthday in a juvenile detention facility on Thursday, ...

A former Arizona sheriff has said standards in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody are "irritatingly high," adding that it discourages many local sheriffs from contracting with the ...

Pinal County is one of the state's fastest growing, and is increasingly facing questions about its future. Sandwiched between Phoenix and Tucson, it is often forgotten in favor of its larger neighbors ...