Crime & Safety
WATCH: Sheriff Discusses Email Access To County Jail Inmates
Watch our Patch Digital Feature about improved communications for friends and family of those being held in the Tuscaloosa County Jail.

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ron Abernathy spoke to local media on Tuesday after announcing a new system that will allow email access for family and friends of those being held in the Tuscaloosa County Jail.
Watch our latest Patch Digital Feature to hear the sheriff's comments:
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