As of April 1, 29 prisoners have been sentenced and 66 are still awaiting trial or hearing. Twenty-three inmates have been approved for the work release program. The adult probation department listed ...

The Jefferson County grand jury has indicted a former sergeant at the jail for Official Oppression, accused of overusing ...

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 ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A Jefferson County judge has refused to dismiss murder charges against a county jail inmate accused of causing another inmate's death by providing her with fentanyl-laced ...