By The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Prison officials say they are investigating the deaths of two Alabama inmates. The Department of Corrections says 65-year-old Earl Hogan passe... Read more
By The Associated Press UNION SPRINGS, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Department of Corrections says it is investigating the death of a state prison inmate. The department announced in a statement ... Read more
By Paul DeMarco, former member of the Alabama House of Representatives BIRMINGHAM — There has been a lot of discussion on how to solve the state’s continued problems with its corrections sys... Read more
BY KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In a sweltering dormitory at Staton Correctional Facility, more than 300 inmates sit on long rows of bunk beds. On a typical day, two... Read more
By The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is inching forward with a plan to build three new prisons. The Alabama Department of Corrections on Monday will open company responses... Read more
By CAROLINE BECK, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – In recent years, more violent offenders than non-violent offenders were paroled from state prisons by the Alabama Board of Pardons and... Read more
By Paul DeMarco, former state representative There appears to be light at the end of the tunnel after years of controversy for one of the state’s most troubled institutions – the Alaba... Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Department of Corrections is moving along with a plan to build three new prisons. The prison system this week posted a “request for qualifications... Read more
By MARY SELL and CAROLINE BECK, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Sen. Jabo Waggoner, R-Vestavia Hills, has been an Alabama lawmaker since 1966. “I’ve been through more sessions than an... Read more
By MARY SELL, Alabama Daily News Alabama lawmakers this year have approved a statewide gas tax increase, told sheriffs they can’t keep money meant for feeding jail inmates and said they want... Read more
