An investigation is ongoing after a Jefferson County Jail inmate died. Authorities have not released the name of the inmate ...

Shaquille James Staples, 31, died Monday at UAB Hospital after he suffered a medical event at the jail, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said the ...

A 31-year-old man died at the Jefferson County Jail following a “reported medical event” Monday night. The inmate, whose name ...

MADISON, Ind. (WISH) — A 19-year-old woman faces charges after she was accused of battery of a child at a Jefferson County ...

Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens has witnessed firsthand how many individuals end up in jail when they really need ...

Thomas Wright, who escaped from the Twin City Detention Center, is back in custody. The Candler County Sheriff's Office shared the update on social media early Monday morning. The Sheriff's Office ...

Some 165 were being held in jail without being convicted of the alleged crime for which they were arrested—meaning they were still legally innocent.

After years of legal challenges culminating in a favorable court decision regarding a long-standing dispute between the City of Pine Bluff and Jefferson County over jail housing fees, many people ...

An inmate in the Jefferson City Correctional Center will ... He faces charges in Kern County, California, of first-degree murder and attempt to commit second-degree robbery, according to court ...