Growing inmate populations prompt states to look for more prison funding
State legislatures are grappling with how to fund new prisons that Republican governors say are needed to ease overcrowding.
Deputy admits to stomping genitals of inmate who died: ‘This is how we treat seizures in Walker County’
Carl Lofton Carpenter was "accustomed to harming arrestees unnecessarily consistent with the ‘culture’ of the Walker County ...
Russell County Jail implements life skills program for inmates
The new program at the Russell County Jail is called IGNITE, which stands for Inmate Growth Naturally and Intentionally Through Education. This program is active in 14 states across the country and is ...
Alabama Supreme Court rules in case of inmate beaten, gang raped days into his sentence who died by suicide
The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that the case of a man who died by suicide in Limestone Correctional Facility will ...
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Senate committee approves bill allowing virtual parole hearings for inmates
On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved SB157, allowing incarcerated individuals to attend their parole ...
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Holman Guard Charged With Sexual Misconduct With Inmate, Introduction Of Contraband
An Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) employee has been charged with having as sexual relationship with an inmate and ...
Lawsuit against Charleston jail staff filed years after inmate died from fentanyl overdose in cell
Quinn Pierre Connor's son is suing Charleston county sheriffs and the jail well over a year after his father died from toxic ...