Alabama jail inmate on suicide watch nearly dies of hypothermia, lawsuit claims

A second Alabama jail inmate struggling with mental illness was found near death, with hypothermia, after being left for ...

Morgan County deputies searching for inmate who fled Alabama hospital on foot

An inmate fled on foot from the Decatur Morgan Hospital, according to local law enforcement who are searching the area for ...
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A jail death shocked an Alabama town. The sheriff remains in power.

JASPER, AL — On a brisk December morning in Walker County, Alabama, the temperature in Sheriff Nick Smith’s office is a welcome shelter from the cold. After ushering a reporter inside, Smith tilts his ...
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Probe continues into freezing death of Alabama jail prisoner | The Excerpt

On the Monday, March 9, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: Tony Mitchell died after being held in a concrete cell known as “The Freezer.” Alabama’s Walker County Jail Sheriff Nick Smith denies ...