Montgomery County Jail

The Montgomery County Jail Coalition received a total of 2,101 signatures on its petition for civilian oversight of the Montgomery County Jail. Organizers say this number surpassed the initial goal of 1,000 signatures.

The Montgomery County Jail Coalition released a petition, asking county commissioners to call for civilian oversight of the jail after multiple deaths over recent years.

Montgomery County Sheriff Rob Streck says Christian Black, an inmate who died in custody on March 24, likely died of positional asphyxia. That’s according to a preliminary coroner's report.

The Montgomery County Jail Coalition hosted a rally with families whose loved ones have died in county custody within the last two years.

Seven people died in 2023 while being held at the Montgomery County Jail. Now, the results of an investigation have been released.

Montgomery County will spend its opioid settlement money on behavioral health services at the county jail and grants for nonprofits addressing opioid use disorder.

More than 4 in 10 people in jail experience some form of mental illness. That's why medical residents at Wright State University will be offering psychiatric care to inmates the the Montgomery County jail.

Montgomery County officials announced a plan to renovate the old wing of the county jail on Friday, September 22. It will cost $20 million and adds 100 beds for people in the jail experiencing a psychiatric or medical crisis.

A local watchdog group is calling on county officials to improve conditions at the Montgomery County jail. That comes after a man died while in custody at the jail in late July, marking the seventh death there so far this year.

A man died from a “medical emergency" while in custody at the Montgomery County Jail late July. That brings the total number of deaths in that jail to seven so far this year.

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The Montgomery County Justice Coalition is hoping to get more insight into the construction of the new county jail. County commissioners have refused to attend their panels.