Jacob Holmes

Jacob Holmes is a reporter. You can reach him at [email protected]

Prisons

Alabama prisoners planning new work strike in 2026

With scrutiny of Alabama prisons at a high point, prisoners are planning a new work strike to demand change.

December 5, 2025

Bells toll across country to honor 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks arrest

From Alabama to Washington, D.C., communities paused simultaneously to honor the exact moment a quiet act of defiance changed history.

December 3, 2025

Read Freely donates $40K to Fairhope library to replace state funds

The Fairhope library has already lost more than $20,000 in state aid.

December 2, 2025

Cam Ward to receive national award for Alabama’s reentry success

Ward will be one of seven national leaders to receive the Addiction Policy Forum's annual award.

December 1, 2025

Bill would create process to mark “invisible disabilities” on ID cards

Representative Ontario Tillman filed legislation allowing Alabamians to add a special insignia to their IDs, signifying an invisible medical condition.

November 26, 2025

Marion water restored after three days without access

A major system failure shut down businesses and endangered vulnerable residents, highlighting critical infrastructure needs in rural Alabama.

November 25, 2025

APLS bans transgender depictions in youth books, delays Fairhope funding

The board also voted to require all libraries to offer youth library cards with restricted access.

November 21, 2025

Hands of a family with black and white children assembling a word Adoption spelled on wooden cut circles. Over yellow background.

New bill would allow co-adoption by informal step-parents

The law would allow individuals to petition courts for adoption if he or she is a de facto parent and the custodial parent consents.

November 20, 2025

APLS strips state funding from Fairhope Library amid ongoing review

More than half of Fairhope's annual state funding, about $22,000, was officially distributed to other libraries in Baldwin County after a missed deadline.

November 18, 2025

Bill filed to allow abortion after rape, incest—and require vasectomies

The bill would also allow abortions to preserve the mother's health and offer financial incentive for vasectomies in those cases.

November 17, 2025