John H. Glenn

John is a reporter at the Alabama Political Reporter. You can contact him at [email protected] or via Twitter.

Prisons

Incarcerated individuals at Staton “in an uproar” after meals cut to twice a day

The Elmore County facility is currently on enforced lockdown, with no yard time or purchases available in the prison store.

September 27, 2022

Incarcerated workers go on strike in Alabama’s correctional facilities

Several posts shared by families of incarcerated individuals show photos and describe substandard meals being served to incarcerated individuals.

September 26, 2022

20-plus community groups pen open letter to Hyundai over alleged child labor

The groups demand Hyundai stop using child labor and enter into negotiations for a community benefits agreement.

September 26, 2022

Alabama men captured while fighting in Ukraine return home

The U.S. military veterans arrived at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham on Saturday.

September 26, 2022

COVID positivity rate falls into single digits, hospitalizations decline

It is the first time the data point has been in the single digits since late May of this year.

September 23, 2022

UAB extends asymptomatic testing program for public, private schools

Schools wishing to participate in the current program do not need to use or demand all services provided.

September 22, 2022

Alabama men captured while fighting in Ukraine released, transported to Saudi Arabia

Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, 27, and Alexander Drueke, 39, went missing from Kharkiv, Ukraine, on June 9.

September 21, 2022

Possible incarcerated workers strike, protest to happen next week

The cohesiveness of the organization effort remains to be seen, as several agendas and demands sheets have emerged in the last few weeks.

September 21, 2022

Report: One in six state bills makes it easier to arrest, convict and sentence

The bills increased penalties for individual behavior, expanded the reach of law enforcement, and "would add to the state's already dire prison crisis."

September 20, 2022

ADOC suspends Elmore guard after video of prison beating

The Alabama Department of Corrections Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating the incident and "the response by the staff involved."

September 19, 2022