The county's statement, following public comments at an Oct. 15 meeting, addressed the union's proposal for a $4-an-hour ...

Franklin County has a new, modern jail that is 'night and day' better. Building it out so another older jail can be shuttered ...

The Franklin County Jail is in what they're calling an "emergency situation" as staffing shortages continue. The jail operates today with just 54 full- and part-time officers of 106 positions, nearly ...

This information is compiled using data from law enforcement agencies, court records, and interviews with family and friends ...

On May 8, 1966, Franklin County jail inmates revolted against the conditions in the jail. Called the “Mother’s Day Riot” in The Columbus Dispatch, inmates smashed about fifty windows, ripped out two ...

Personal cellphones and electronic devices, including tablets and even smartwatches, are no longer to be used inside the ...

Adulfo Hernandez, 37, has been jailed in Franklin County since February. Court records show he had previously been charged with endangering children.

A Franklin County Sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty to OVI in connection with a February traffic stop in Delaware County.