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.

June 16, 2021

The commission's goal is to aid reentry by improving services to the formerly incarcerated.

June 11, 2021

Pardons and parole hearings have been closed to the public since March due to COVID-19.

June 10, 2021

With the private prison option apparently fading, Ivey said that she would discuss the situation with House and Senate leaders.

June 3, 2021

Patrick Neal, 29, is being treated at UAB, where doctors tell his family he'll be paralyzed for life.

May 26, 2021

Despite warnings in 2019, the state has failed to address violence, contraband and homicides, according to the Department of Justice.

May 20, 2021

The judge dismissed the lawsuit on grounds that defendants have "sovereign immunity" and the allegations failed on legal merit.

May 18, 2021

The death and other recent homicides and suicides underscore longstanding problems in Alabama's prisons.

May 11, 2021

The Alabama Department of Corrections is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over the state's deadly prisons.

May 11, 2021

Stifel says it will not underwrite the private prison project after KeyBanc Capital Markets and Barclays also withdrew.

May 11, 2021