An investigation is ongoing after a Jefferson County Jail inmate died. Authorities have not released the name of the inmate ...

according to the jail log. The Sheriff's Office says the investigation began at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday, November 2, when Jefferson County corrections officers discovered an unresponsive inmate.

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (WSIL) -- A 24-year-old was taken to jail after law enforcement said he rammed an armored police vehicle during a chase in Jefferson County on Tuesday. The Jefferson County ...

Jian Bin Chen was arrested Thursday on suspicion of DUI, vehicular homicide and driving on the wrong side of a divided ...

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said on February 21, at 1:21 p.m., a domestic disturbance with shots fired was reported at 12339 E. Oakton Road in Mt. Vernon. After law enforcement arrived ...

A decades-long dispute over jail housing and jail cost between the City of Pine Bluff and Jefferson County has finally come to an end.