An investigation is ongoing after an inmate died Wednesday night at the Jefferson County Jail.

According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, a female jail supervisor has been terminated along with a female deputy jailer after the escape of two inmates.

Christopher Harris, a one-time inmate in the Jefferson County jail, is suing the Jefferson County sheriff and jail officials in connection with injuries he claims to have suffered while being held.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tennessee — A Jefferson County inmate is dead after deputies found him unresponsive early Sunday morning, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said the two missing inmates that went on the run after four total inmates escaped have been captured in Georgia after chasing them from Sevierville.

A Jefferson County jailer has been charged with official oppression following an incident at the jail where investigators say he allegedly assaulted an inmate.

An investigation is underway after a 27-year-old inmate died in Jefferson County Jail Saturday, sheriff’s deputies said.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says an inmate at the JCSO correctional facility died early Friday morning.

A Jefferson County Jail inmate died Thursday night after he and another inmate were found unresponsive on the floor. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Friday identified the inmate as ...