:43 IT WAS THE COURSE CORRECT FOR AMERICA :46 THE LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL. IT IS A RESPONSE TO ALL OF HIS CRITICS AROUND THE COUNTRY WRITTEN APRIL 1963 BY DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. 19:10 I WAS IN ...

Hall is now calling on city leaders to address what he describes as longstanding problems within the jail, urging officials to prioritize humane treatment and accountability for those in custody.

A jailed heroin dealer has had his sentence extended after trying to secure a reduced prison sentence by setting up a ...

(RNS) — It’s been more than half a century since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on scraps of paper, but faith leaders say his response to white clergy ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A convicted felon was sentenced to five years in prison for a gun crime, according to U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona on Monday. Herman Steen, 35, was sentenced to 60 months ...

What does the “Letter From Birmingham Jail” reveal about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., known as an agent of social change, a dreamer and peacemaker? That he was at times angry and frustrated, yet ...

An alleged murder plot that ended in the 2021 killing of a Sylacauga man stemmed from the brutal assaults of two Jefferson County Jail inmates and was orchestrated from behind bars, authorities said.

ENSLEY, Ala. (WIAT) — Through a friendship that would seem unlikely to some, three men have built a bond on acceptance and redemption. Now, they’re sharing their powerful story in the hopes of helping ...

December saw a man jailed for murdering his neighbour and a showoff speeding driver sent down for killing a pedestrian ...

A Birmingham mother has been sentenced to prison for the 2020 shooting death of her adult son. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Shanta Craig Owens on Wednesday sentenced 48-year-old Micia Sharika Gamble ...