Report shows disparities in Alabama’s criminal justice system
Those who can't afford to pay for their own defense are more likely to be convicted, the report found.
Public safety
Federal judge rules against challenge of Alabama’s felon voting law
The lawsuit alleged that Alabama's law was racially discriminatory and imposed cruel and unusual punishment.
Suspected drug traffickers jailed in St. Clair County
Matt Mullinax, Christopher Baird, Sean Michael Brantley and Nathan Parke Bateman were all arrested following a lengthy undercover investigation.
Governor appoints State Sen. Cam Ward as Bureau of Pardons and Paroles director
Ward is to replace current director Charlie Graddick, who announced on Nov. 2 that he planned to resign on Nov. 30.
Report: Black men in Alabama prisons three times more likely to die by homicide
Incarcerated Black people in the state are being murdered at just more than three times the rate of white people.
Illinois man sentenced on drug trafficking charges
Ortega was found guilty of operating a drug trafficking ring that stretched all the way from Mexico to Alabama.
State Rep: Lee County DA’s past cases should be reviewed by AG, DOJ
Rep. Jeremy Gray, D-Opelika, wants the AG’s office or DOJ to examine all of the DA's previous cases for similar issues.
Terminix agrees to pay $60 million for overcharging customers in Alabama
The company systematically overcharged customers and failed in many cases to honor its service contracts, the AG's office said.
Former Alabama speaker Mike Hubbard in ADOC custody
Hubbard had been jailed at the Lee County Detention Center since Sept. 11 and was taken on Election Day to the Draper Quarantine Intake Facility.
Charlie Graddick to resign as director of Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles
Charlie Graddick wrote that he has known his tenure would not be long-term and that "now is the time to step aside.”