An inmate died Friday after being found "unresponsive" in his cell at 201 Poplar the night before, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office (SCSO).
The pulverized face of Steven Davis tells a terrifying story of conditions inside Alabama state prisons – his eyes swollen shut, his bruised flesh a deep purple. “They beat him so badly his head was ...
The jail introduced its first K-9 officer last week after months of planning. Already this week, Deborah found what officers suspect to be methamphetamine on the old clothes of an inmate before ...
"The Alabama Solution," which screened at the Sundance Film Festival, is a documentary about abuses in the Alabama prison system. Though upsetting, advocacy from inmates themselves proves inspiring.