A federal judge in Montgomery has sentenced the final defendant in a drug-trafficking conspiracy that funneled narcotics and other contraband into a State of Alabama correctional facility in Elmore. In total, five defendants have now been sen…
Last Wednesday, agents with the Alabama Department of Corrections Law Enforcement Services Division and K-9 Division assisted the U.S. Marshals Service Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force in locating and apprehending a fugitive wanted by authorities from Arizona. According to an ADOC pre…
A Goodwater resident has been arrested and charged with promoting prison contraband, according to a press release from the Alabama Department of Corrections.
The exercise yard at the Elmore County Jail was a little different last Tuesday. A large stock tank was brought and filled with water. It transformed the space into sacred ground as nearly three dozen female inmates were baptized.
When the current Elmore County Jail opened with a designed capacity of 242 beds, it replaced the old jail at the Historic Elmore County Courthouse that was 30% over capacity.
A pair of Alexander City residents found themselves in the Tallapoosa County Jail after a search of their vehicle and home were searched by law enforcement.
Just a few years ago, municipalities in Elmore County were paying different rates to house prisoners serving time from municipal court convictions. Last year the Elmore County Commission and the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office set it at $25 pe…
