Tag: Myron Thompson
U.S. Department of Justice to join suit against AG Steve Marshall’s...
by Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is joining a lawsuit seeking to stop Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall...
Muscogee Nation renews lawsuit over Alabama casino they say desecrated a...
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has asked a federal appellate court to reinstate its lawsuit against the Poarch Creek Band of Indians and...
Alabama prison system raises officer pay to recruit staff
The Alabama prison system is raising pay for correctional officers beginning Thursday in an effort to address an ongoing staff shortage.
Vigil for slain state prisoners held Tuesday
On Tuesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey delivered her state of the state address in a packed gathering of legislators, staff, and supporters in...
Alabama prison staff shortage worsens despite court order
A federal judge said Friday that Alabama prisons remain critically understaffed, with court filings showing the number of officers in state lockups...
State puts prison healthcare problems under a new health care service...
On Tuesday, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) announced that YesCare, Corp. has been selected to enter negotiations for the department’s comprehensive healthcare services...
Alabama prisons pick new inmate health care provider
The Alabama Department of Corrections, for the second time this year, has picked a Tennessee-based company to provide health care services at...
8 prisoners died in Alabama prisons last week
For the last few years, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) has been in the news for concerning reasons. In 2021, the U.S....
Stacy George warns that understaffed prisons pose a threat to public...
Stacy George is a former Morgan County Commissioner. George, a published author, has twice run for the Republican nomination for Governor of Alabama (2014 and...
“We need to do better,” Yolanda Flowers says of Alabama’s criminal...
On Monday, inmates at the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) launched a statewide work stoppage to protest their quality-of-life concerns in Alabama's prisons. On Wednesday, Alabama Democratic...
