Jefferson County has more jails per capita than any other county in the U.S. Twenty jails. TWENTY. That’s not a typo. To put this in perspective, New York City with nearly 15 times our population ...

Jefferson County authorities say investigations revealed that the victim and a relative were involved in a verbal dispute before shots were fired.

The family of a 24-year-old man found dead inside the Jefferson County Jail in Bessemer is demanding answers, saying they ...

For the first time, the mother of a man found dead in the Jefferson County Bessemer Jail is speaking out. The Jefferson County coroner says 24-year-old D’Koleman Harris was found dead in his cell ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Jefferson County prosecutors have re-indicted a woman accused of causing another inmate's death by providing fentanyl-laced heroin, marking the second such case affected by potential ...

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning in Fairfield. At around ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. ( WBRC) - A 22-year-old man has been arrested after a man was shot during an attempted robbery on ...