WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — Over two years since his death while in custody, the family of Tony Mitchell has reached a confidential settlement in the civil case against Walker County Sheriff Nick ...

The cell where Tony Mitchell died of hypothermia and sepsis in 2023 sits empty now, but for a few spare mattresses strewn on the floor inside the Walker County Jail. “That cell, as long as I’m sheriff ...

Daniel Lee Allen Brown and Trina Lou Blackmon Phillips each pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A fugitive takedown has sent two men to jail. A near two-week search for Leo Tate and Jermaine Donald is now over in dramatic fashion, as the takedown was caught on dash camera ...

JASPER, Ala. (WIAT) — As a grand jury made the decision to indict Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith on charges of hiring uncertified personnel as deputies within his department, the group also took it ...

More corrections officers have been charged in the death of Anthony “Tony” Mitchell at the Walker County Jail in Alabama, a federal indictment dated July 24 shows. Attorney Jon C. Goldfarb The death ...

WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — Several employees at the Walker County Jail have been charged with abusing at least six inmates, including one who died as a result of “medical neglect” he suffered at the ...

Five medical employees at an Alabama jail have been indicted in connection with the death of a mentally ill man who died of hypothermia after being held for two weeks in a concrete cell. The ...