The Birmingham City Jail is a warehouse for humans where inhumane conditions and neglect from staff caused a woman’s ...

In the solace of a Birmingham jail in April 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. penned what many consider “one of the greatest documents ever written by an American.” King came across an article ...

In response, King wrote a letter from Birmingham City Jail, noting, “I guess it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say, ‘Wait.’ ” It stands today as ...

He was arrested and taken to the city jail in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was placed in solitary confinement. The freedom movement was at an early stage in Birmingham, and with King in jail, it ...

A 55-year-old Birmingham City Jail inmate was found dead in his cell earlier this week. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office Wednesday identified the inmate as Sonny Charles Leppala.

A man from Birmingham in the UK West Midlands who ran a sophisticated illegal streaming operation has been jailed for two years and nine months for offences related to creating and operating an ...