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.
Bill increasing bond amount for prison construction gets final approval at the State House
The Alabama House of Representatives approved a billincreasing the amount the state can borrow to build a second mega prison ...
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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Justice Department Describes Horrifying Abuses of Female Inmates at Alabama Prison
Inmates who complained were disciplined, according to the report. “We conclude that the state of Alabama violates the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution by failing to protect women ...
Senate approves bill providing petition process for some inmates to be resentenced
After two rounds of voting, the Alabama Senate approved a bill that would provide a process for some inmates serving life in prison without the possibility of p ...
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Escaped Alabama inmate recaptured
ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Alabama Department of Corrections has recaptured an escaped inmate. Inmate Antonio McCoy was out at an assigned job location in Alex City at about 8 a.m. Tuesday ...