Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones has reopened the Court Street Jail in Hamilton to house more contract inmates and felony five offenders that judges can no longer send to prison. A new state law ...

An escaped convict was apprehended Sunday in Butler County, according to state police. State police said troopers responded ...

The federal government will soon pay the Butler County jail even more money to house ICE detainees.Earlier this year, the Butler County Jail restarted it's federal contract with the Department of ...

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Since jail space is at “a premium,” Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones said housing inmates from neighboring counties comes with a price tag. He said Butler County is being reimbursed $75 a day ...