A 40-year-old inmate was found dead Saturday inside her cell at the Jefferson County Jail in downtown Birmingham. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the inmate as Amanda Leigh Snow. She ...

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office posted to social media on Sunday, pointing to a glitch in their detention roster ...

Jefferson County Crime Lab Director Kevin Kellogg is working towards getting the lab accredited to be able to test substances ...

Complaints filed for a UAB player in the stabbing of two other players on campus Saturday identify who was involved. Daniel Mincey is charged with assaulting Joshua Underwood and attempting to murder ...

The Cardinals have added another running back to their active roster. The team announced on Friday that they have signed Jermar Jefferson off of their practice squad. Jefferson takes the spot of right ...

Two men died Wednesday in the Harris County Jail, bringing the total number of in-custody deaths this year to 18, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Kerry Parks, 63, and Tony Davis, 66, ...

The family of a 24-year-old man found dead inside the Jefferson County Jail in Bessemer is demanding answers, saying they learned of his death not from authorities, but from inmates who called them.

A Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested Tuesday morning and booked with malfeasance in office after allegedly trying to smuggle illegal drugs into the Gretna jail, according to ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A young man is charged with attempted murder and first-degree robbery after he was shot in Jefferson County on Saturday. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s ...

BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) — For the first time, the mother of a man found dead in the Jefferson County Bessemer Jail is speaking out. The Jefferson County coroner says 24-year-old D’Koleman Harris was ...