Tag: Alabama Department of Corrections
AG Steve Marshall opposes new parole legislation led by Rep. Chris...
Attorney General Steve Marshall issued a statement in support of the Board of Pardons and Paroles while voicing opposition to a parole...
3 inmates with COVID-19 dead in Alabama prisons
Three more inmates who died in Alabama prisons tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Department of Corrections.
Two...
Attorneys praise judge’s order to boost Alabama prison staff
Attorneys for inmates praised a sweeping ruling issued Monday by a federal judge that will require Alabama’s prison system to make changes in inmate...
Attorneys reviewing judge’s order on prison staffing, care
Attorneys for inmates say they are reviewing a federal judge’s ruling that extended a deadline for Alabama to increase prison staffing but also ordered...
Alabama prison staffing numbers fell over 12 months
The Alabama prison system, already understaffed and facing a federal court order to boost employment numbers, saw the number of correctional staff...
Prison commissioner stepping down from troubled department
Alabama Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn is stepping down after six years leading the troubled system that faces a Justice Department lawsuit over...
Kay Ivey taps veteran John Hamm to lead Department of Corrections
Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that she is appointing law enforcement veteran John Hamm to serve as the next commissioner for the Department...
Alabama prisons to resume visitation after 20 months
Alabama prison inmates will soon be allowed personal visitors for the first time in 20 months, but there will be a number...
Former guard sentenced for trying to bring drugs into prison
A former Alabama Department of Corrections guard was sentenced to more than seven years behind bars for distributing methamphetamine in the state...
2 inmates killed within a week in state prisons
Two inmates were killed within a week in reported assaults in Alabama prisons, a system that is facing a U.S. Department of...
