May 1, 2024 · Birmingham, AL 35203 Phone: 205-325-5700 Email: [email protected] Emergency: 911

Pettway was first elected on November 6, 2018, making history, when he was sworn in as the first African American elected as Sheriff of Jefferson County and won re-election on November 8, 2022. As Sheriff, Pettway oversees one the largest law enforcement agencies in …

The Corrections Division of the Sheriff’s Office is responsible for housing incarcerated offenders who are awaiting trial or transfer to the State of Alabama’s Department of Corrections. The Corrections Division processes approximately 43,000 inmates in and out of jail annually.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is the chief law enforcement office in the county. An important duty is to provide law enforcement services to the unincorporated areas of the county; however, the office maintains full law enforcement jurisdiction in all …

Sheriff Mark Pettway Administration Office Birmingham Headquarters. 2200 Rev Abraham Woods, Jr., Blvd Birmingham, AL 35203. Email: [email protected]

Birmingham, AL 35203 Phone: 205-325-5700 Email: [email protected] Emergency: 911

Jefferson County Corrections Division includes the Birmingham County Jail and the Bessemer County Jail. More than 29,000 people have committed to the jails annually. More than 2,000 are sent to penitentiaries annually.

Birmingham, AL 35203 Phone: 205-325-5700 Email: [email protected] Emergency: 911

On Monday, January 13, 2025, at approximately 1:30 p.m., a male Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Jail deputy was briefly abducted and assaulted by an inmate at the jail. The jail's Extraction Unit made entry into the cell where the deputy was being held and were able to safely remove the deputy and restrain

On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deputies were in pursuit of a stolen vehicle on Gadsden Highway and I-59 South. The pursuit ended in the 400 block of West Valley Avenue, when the suspect's vehicle left the roadway and collided...