ADOC rescinds healthcare contract, will start a new search for provider
ADOC had selected YesCare to be its new health and mental health care provider on June 30.
Prisons
Four dead in Alabama prisons over the weekend
The deaths marked yet another deadly weekend for the state's incarcerated population.
Official missteps, not “good time” laws, led to accused police shooter’s release
The defendant was released on good time, despite committing multiple crimes while incarcerated.
ADOC apologizes for “confusion” prior to execution
ADOC forced a female reporter to change her clothes because her skirt was "too short."
Three incarcerated individuals dead in Alabama prisons last week
An estimated 25 incarcerated men have died in the Alabama prison system since the first of this year.
Report details racial discrimination, violation of human rights in Southern prisons
The report describes the widespread, disparate harms resulting from the arrests, harsh prison sentences, and incarceration on Black communities.
Alabama’s prison system sees one of the deadliest weeks in recent memory
The ADOC spokesperson did not give a cause of death for each incarcerated man and said that their deaths are being investigated.
State bond sale to fund prison construction finalized despite legal challenges
The state's $509 million bond sale to fund the construction of two new men's prisons was finalized Tuesday morning, despite lawsuits.
Incarcerated man dead at Elmore Correctional Facility
The incarcerated man is the second to die in the Elmore facility in as many months.
Mother of incarcerated man found dead believes son was poisoned by inmates
A formal autopsy and investigation are ongoing.