Activists say an Alabama teenager's incarceration in an adult jail violates federal and state laws that require inmates who ...

Kevin Deshaunn Deloney walked away a free man Wednesday after a Lawrence County jury announced he was not guilty of capital ...

A sheriff in Alabama says he's deactivated his office's Facebook page, saying the move was prompted by negativity he said the ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Djovani Jean-Pierre spent his 17th birthday in a small county jail in rural northern Alabama, where he has languished for more than half the school year awaiting trial.

Judge Douglas Cummins sentenced Mark LaPlante, 51, formerly of Franklin, to 30 years in prison with an additional 5 years on ...

Two Alabama sheriff’s deputies were indicted on charges of using excessive force against a man who later died of sepsis and hypothermia in a local jail, according to court filings made public Tuesday.

A Lee County Detention Center inmate has been indicted in the killing of his cellmate. Sheriff’s officials on Monday announced the murder charge for 26-year-old Jimmy Jenkins Jr. of Tuskegee. He is ...

Authorities say an Alabama man is in custody and is facing charges for the double-murder of a Virginia couple.

Claims and filings that are determined to be frivolous can result in penalties of $5,000 for each copy that claims an ...

(AP) — Two Alabama sheriff's deputies were indicted in February on charges of using excessive force against a man who later died of sepsis and hypothermia in a local jail, according to a court ...