TRUSSVILLE — Several East Jefferson County mayors met on Tuesday morning and discussed possibilities and concerns about a potential new jail that could house inmates for municipalities in the Birmingham area.
After Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway told a local news station about ongoing negotiations with Birmingham-area municipalities to open a regional jail, Jefferson County Commission president Jimmie Stephens said that the Commission, not the sheriff, must seal the deal.
A Jefferson County inmate was found dead on Thursday, potentially due to an opioid overdose.
By Erica Thomas, managing editor The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of two people in connection to a Dec. 3,...