Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles releases March statistics
Alabama's parole system maintains low grant rates and successes in Day Reporting Centers.
Prisons
Alabama Senate bill would restructure controversial Pardons and Paroles Board
Although parole approval rates began increase slightly in 2024, incarcerated people who appear to be prime candidates continue to be denied.
“Second Chance Act” moves toward final vote to become law
The bill would allow some incarcerated individuals sentenced before 2000 to file a motion for a judge to consider reducing their sentence.
Gov. Ivey hosts the largest ADOC graduating class
This graduating class is the largest group on record.
April 4, 2025
Senate committee approves bill allowing virtual parole hearings for inmates
Under current law, inmates are not permitted to attend their parole hearings.
Alabama set to execute second inmate this year in April
James Osgood, a 55-year-old death row inmate, was convicted of the 2010 rape and murder of Tracy Lynn Brown in Chilton County.
Alabama Department of Corrections proposes $50 million budget increase
A large portion of the ADOC's requested budget would go toward staffing needs and increases to wages, salaries, and benefits.
Alabama executes Demetrius Frazier with nitrogen, adding to state’s grim record
Alabama has a long and deeply flawed history with capital punishment.
Federal judge allows Demetrius Frazier’s execution to proceed
Frazier is the fourth person to be subjected to the new execution method.
Alabama prisoners dying at a rate four times the national average
Fewer people died inside the prisons than in 2023, when prisoners were five times as likely to die as the national average.