county jails

An Alabama sheriff evacuated his county's jail late last week, citing a need to prevent unspecified "health and safety issues." Sheriff Mark Harrell said in a statement posted on Facebook that deputies began transporting inmates from the Autauga County Metro Jail to other facilities in the morning.

An Alabama senator says the federal government should cover most of the cost of caring for county jail inmates with mental illnesses.Sen. Cam Ward, a…