The wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of an inmate who died in the Hamilton County Jail was dismissed and permanently closed, officials said. Amy Burt filed a lawsuit against Hamilton ...

One person charged in an assault that turned deadly in East Westwood has been booked into the Hamilton County Jail.The incident happened on Sept. 27, 2024, when Emory Green and Barbara Mathis were ...

U.S. District Court Judge Charles E. Atchley Jr. issued an order granting Hamilton County and former Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond’s motion for summary judgment, and dismissing the complaint ...

Then: A Chattanooga man filed a $1 billion federal lawsuit against former Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond and jail medical staff alleging medical neglect in the facility, according to a January ...