ACLU of Alabama report finds drastic drop in pardons granted
The board does not have to disclose why they deny pardons, and there's no way to appeal.
Prisons
Anniston man who sued over medical treatment while incarcerated dies
Patrick Neal, who was paralyzed after failed attempts to get medical help, leaves behind four children.
Newly formed commission on reentry meets
The commission's goal is to aid reentry by improving services to the formerly incarcerated.
Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles to reopen hearings to public
Pardons and parole hearings have been closed to the public since March due to COVID-19.
Deadline passes on prison contracts
With the private prison option apparently fading, Ivey said that she would discuss the situation with House and Senate leaders.
Formerly incarcerated man paralyzed after denied care for months: lawsuit
Patrick Neal, 29, is being treated at UAB, where doctors tell his family he'll be paralyzed for life.
Department of Justice: Alabama prisons still deadly, years after warnings
Despite warnings in 2019, the state has failed to address violence, contraband and homicides, according to the Department of Justice.
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block Gov. Kay Ivey’s prison construction plan
The judge dismissed the lawsuit on grounds that defendants have "sovereign immunity" and the allegations failed on legal merit.
Incarcerated man dies after assault at Limestone prison
The death and other recent homicides and suicides underscore longstanding problems in Alabama's prisons.
Alabama Department of Corrections investigating possible suicide
The Alabama Department of Corrections is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over the state's deadly prisons.