Tag: jail
What Birmingham Leaders Are Saying About the 2023 Drop in Homicide...
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham officials are cautiously optimistic after the city’s homicide rate dropped in 2023, which they hope is a step in...
After 5 Years Free, Alabama Inmate Says ‘It Feels Like a...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
During a trip to William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility, a prison located near Bessemer, AL, Eric Buchannon, evangelist, entrepreneur,...
Residents Can Clear Warrants During Amnesty Week Beginning Aug. 7 in...
The Birmingham Times
The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office in Birmingham is holding an Amnesty Week event Aug. 7-11 at the Jefferson County Courthouse Criminal...
Inside Alabama’s Donaldson Prison With Former Inmate Eric Buchannon
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
During a recent trip to William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility, a prison located near Bessemer, AL, Eric Buchannon, evangelist,...
‘Traveling Billboard’ Unveiled; Motorcoach Honors Civil Rights in Birmingham AL
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Terry Collins still remembers hearing disc jockeys deliver coded messages urging he and other Birmingham high school classmates at the...
Jefferson County (AL) Sheriff: New Mental Health Care Center a ‘Game...
The Birmingham Times
State and local leaders on Tuesday cut the ribbon at the Craig Crisis Care Center in Birmingham which will offer assistance for...
Birmingham May Transfer Inmates Out of City Jail; Sheriff Not Aware
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The City of Birmingham is considering the future of its municipal jail and no timetable has been set when and...
Supreme Court won’t review decision that freed Bill Cosby
By Mary Claire Dale
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court quietly announced Monday that it would not review Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case,...
Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ available for all...
By Caroline Gazzara-McKenzie
University of Alabama
It was 1963 and Birmingham was going through a racial revolution. Demonstrations and peaceful protests against the city’s strict segregation...
Realizing Dr. King’s Dream at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Belinda Hines was at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) on Monday, the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s...
