Yes, there are state laws mandating what city and county jails must provide to people in jail. However, many of these laws include qualifiers like "sufficient, adequate and necessary," which are ...

The cell where Tony Mitchell died of hypothermia and sepsis in 2023 sits empty now, but for a few spare mattresses strewn on the floor inside the Walker County Jail. “That cell, as long as I’m sheriff ...

A state prison volunteer chaplain and an Alabama Department of Corrections employee were arrested this week in separate contraband incidents. Andrew Turner, a former inmate, was arrested Wednesday at ...

Federal immigration authorities announced that they'll stop housing detainees at an Alabama jail with a history of problems and will limit the use of three other detention centers. U.S. Immigration ...