Tag: Alabama Department of Corrections
Gov. Kay Ivey authorizes the state to resume executions
On Friday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey informed Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall that he could resume the process of executing inmates awaiting their fates on...
Low number of corrections officers in Alabama prisons cause for concern
The Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budgets-General Fund met in Montgomery at the Alabama Statehouse for legislative oversight of state general fund...
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...
Four former prison officers arrested on ethics, bribery charges
Four former officers at a north Alabama prison have been charged with bribery and ethics law violations, the state prison system confirmed.
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...
Libertarian candidate for Governor, Jimmy Blake, discusses issues
On Wednesday, Libertarian nominee for Governor, Dr. James “Jimmy” Blake, addressed voters online in a forum hosted by the Jefferson County Libertarian Party at the Mountain Brook Library.
Families protest prison conditions at Alabama Capitol rally
People with relatives and loved ones in Alabama prisons rallied outside the state Capitol Friday to decry what they described as inhumane...
Alabama prisons reduce meals, nix visits amid inmate strike
Thousands of inmates in Alabama’s overcrowded prison system are receiving only two meals a day during a prisoner work stoppage that was...
Alabama prisoners refusing to work in 2nd day of protest
Alabama inmates were in their second day of a work strike Tuesday, refusing to labor in prison kitchens, laundries, and factories to...
State signs prison construction contract, quiet on details
Alabama officials have signed a contract to build a new state prison — part of a $1.3 billion construction plan partly using...
