Tag: corrections
Corrections, gambling to be focus of legislative session
The state prison crisis is expected to take center stage in the legislative session.
Department of Corrections seeks money to hire more officers
Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn asked lawmakers for a $42 million funding increase.
Attorneys: Alabama Making Little Progress in Prison Staffing
This follows a court order that state prisons increase staffing dramatically by 2022.
Cam Ward and Matt Fridy: A positive note in prison debate
The news surrounding the Alabama corrections system seems to be one negative story after another with much of the focus on the need for...
Personnel note: ADOC promotes Lagreta McClain, Chadwick Crabtree to warden
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) on Thursday announced the promotions of two new wardens within the state's prison system.
Effective Friday, Dec. 1, Largreta McClain...
Alabama joins states asking high court to OK execution drug
Attorney General Luther Strange announced in a statement released Wednesday that Alabama has joined 12 other states in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a lethal injection drug.
Arguments will...
