A man from Barbour County is behind bars in Ozark after an armed kidnapping. At around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, deputies with the Dale County Sheriff’s Office ...

Alexis Cardenas was being released from jail when he fought his way back inside. Officers used a Taser on him, and a short ...

The Tuscaloosa Sheriff's Office is set to receive additional funding to improve conditions for inmates and assist staff in ...

The Tuscaloosa County Commission has announced new technology inside the jail to monitor inmates' health. This device will be ...

Governor Kay Ivey appoints Hal Nash as Chair of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles to ensure public safety.

KaVontae Turpin’s arrest on misdemeanor drug and weapon charges over the weekend came after he allegedly drove nearly 100 ...

NFL star KaVontae Turpin was arrested in Texas on July 5 and charged with unlawful carrying of a weapon and possession of ...

After nearly three months in the Dallas County jail, Darius Richardson should have completed his sentence for a probation ...

An Etowah County woman who claimed she was forced to give birth without any medical help in a jail shower settled a federal civil rights lawsuit this week.

Spencer Swearnger died at Parkland Hospital in November 2023 after he allegedly drank excessive amounts of toilet water in his jail cell. It was the third water intoxication death at the jail.

In the wake of three recent deaths at Harris County Jail, family and friends are raising serious concerns about the conditions within the facility, as well as the lack of transparency in ...

A trustee came ready to throw in the towel and disband the Oklahoma County jail trust, but instead said secret benefactors could save the broke jail.