Friday, September 25, 2009

Inmates moved to Birmingham

Sixty of the 190 inmates at the Jefferson County Jail this morning were moved to downtown Birmingham.

Sgt. Randy Christian, spokesman for the Sheriff's Department, said the only inmates that will be left in Bessemer have hearings in Bessemer next week.

The facility, which recently underwent expansion, will only be used for prisoners that have court dates in Bessemer.

The move to shut the jail comes after the County Commission cut Sheriff Mike Hale's budget by $10 million.

—Tribune staff report

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