Tag: Birmingham City Jail

Birmingham Sues Jefferson County Sheriff Over City’s Jail Inmates

Barnett Wright, The Birmingham Times,

The city of Birmingham today filed a lawsuit against Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway for not accepting city inmates, according to a filing in Jefferson County Circuit Court.

It’s an extraordinary step in a dispute between the two sides that dates back nearly two years and involves the city and county jails, money and politics. Read more.

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