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 ...
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday she has set the time for the execution of death row inmate Jeffery Lee. Lee, 49, is ...
Sheriff Mark Harrell closed the jail June 6, 2024, after black mold was found in the building.
A man convicted of fatally beating his 89-year-old grandmother was among two William Donaldson Correctional Facility inmates ...
Supporters of Charles "Sonny" Lee Burton protest for a commutation of his death sentence in Montgomery, Alabama in early March 2026. Gov. Kay Ivey granted the commutation, resentencing Burton to life ...
A woman has died after she was found unresponsive in her cell at the Marshall County Jail on Tuesday morning.
This week, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined a 20-state coalition asking for federal permission to give local ...