Franklin County sheriff unit to extradite Illinois surgeon charged in Tepe double murders

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office now preparing to extradite an Iillinois surgeon Michael McKee, a 39-year-old Illinois ...

Ex-husband charged in killings of Columbus couple extradited to Ohio, booked into Franklin County jail

The 39-year-old man charged in the deaths of a Columbus couple found shot in their home has been extradited to Ohio.
The State Journal

Hopper unopposed as Franklin County jailer

There is a simple reason why Jailer Tracy Hopper is seeking re-election. She is nowhere near finished making the Franklin ...

'We're tired': Franklin County jail dealing with 'safety crisis' due to short staffing

The union for correction officers at Franklin County Jail is calling on the county to address their staffing shortages ...
Yahoo

Staffing crisis at Franklin County Jail as correctional officers flee over scheduling

Franklin County Jail is operating with just over half of the correctional officers it needs as it struggles to retain employees frustrated over poor work-life balance. Jail and county officials ...
WGAL

County commissioners respond to alleged assaults at Franklin County Jail

EATING TOO MANY HOT DOGS. PRISONS IN TWO SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY COMMUNITIES ARE IN THE SPOTLIGHT TONIGHT AND WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE. WE’RE NOW SEEING RENDERINGS OF WHAT THE NEW LANCASTER COUNTY PRISON WILL ...

‘Safety crisis’ at Franklin County jail: Understaffing leads to violence, higher costs, union says

Understaffing at Franklin County Jail is leading to a safety and fiscal crisis inside the facility, according to the correctional officers’ union. “You come into a facility like this, and you might ...