An investigation is underway after an inmate was found dead in his cell at the Jefferson County Jail in Bessemer. D’Koleman Juvan Harris, 24, was found unresponsive inside his two-person cell at 8:15 ...

A correctional officer was arrested on drug and contraband charges Tuesday. The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) said Markia Smith was charged with of possession of marijuana and first-degree ...

State prison officials say an inmate stabbed a corrections officer at William E. Donaldson Correctional in Bessemer with a makeshift knife while the officer was searching his cell. If you purchase a ...