An investigation is ongoing after a Jefferson County Jail inmate died. Authorities have not released the name of the inmate ...

[then there are] attempts to bring it in,” said Major John Bean with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. While in prison, inmates have sometimes asked family members, other community ...

The inmate who died in the custody of the Jefferson County Jail earlier this week has now been identified. Shaquille James Staples, 31, died Monday at UAB Hospital after he suffered a medical ...