Patrick Darrington

Patrick Darrington is a reporter at the Alabama Political Reporter. You can reach him at [email protected].

Party politics

Wahl discusses AEA influence, parental rights and “grooming” in education

Wahl recently called the AEA a “liberal education union” and said that their influence in the Republican Party would need to be looked at.

July 17, 2023

ADOC worker arrested for possession of drugs, contraband

Nina Rodgers, 60, was responsible for running the commissary store at Donaldson prison before her arrest.

July 14, 2023

Was Tuberville right about white nationalists? Sort of . . .

What he said was racist, and we should denounce white nationalists. But did Tuberville lie?

July 14, 2023

Alabama prisons lack ice, and aren’t fixing raw sewage exposure, sources say

Incarcerated individuals in Alabama Department of Corrections facilities are being left without adequate access to ice and have been exposed to raw sewage.

July 12, 2023

Several national civil rights lawyers join the legal team for Jawan Dallas’ family

Jawan Dallas was a 36-year-old Black man who was killed after being tased by police July 2.

July 11, 2023

Former ADOC nurse describes what she witnessed and her fear for incarcerated husband

Crystal Chapman has first-hand experience with Alabama prisons as a former nurse — now she's afraid her husband may die there.

July 11, 2023

A historian calls Republican threats to defund Alabama Archives “fascist”

“Restricting marginalized history is textbook fascism,” historian Maigen Sullivan told APR.

July 10, 2023

Mobile police hold press conference after man killed by tasing

Attorneys representing Jawan Dallas’s family also released a response to the remarks.

July 10, 2023

Family of man tased by Mobile police demand justice, to see body cam footage

Jawan Dallas was tased to death by a Mobile police officer on July 2.

July 7, 2023

Incarcerated man confirmed dead at Fountain Facility

The number of incarcerated individuals who reportedly died so far this year is higher than previously thought.

July 7, 2023