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Pardons and Paroles swears in 31 new probation and parole officers

This is the largest group of probation and parole officers sworn in by the bureau in years.
January 11, 2021

Mike Hubbard: Prisoner No. 1

Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard is now the state's most famous inmate, and as prisoner No. 1, he deserves no more and no less than to serve his time in a state correctional facility.
September 8, 2020

Federal court orders outside monitoring of Alabama prisons’ mental health care

A federal judge has ordered external monitoring of mental health care in Alabama’s prisons, noting a long and disturbing history of inadequate care and refusal by the state to willingly improve conditions. In his 124-page order, U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson noted decades of insufficient care and lawsuits and established a hybrid monitoring plan … Continued
September 3, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey announces locations for three new prisons

Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the two developer teams that are to build the state’s three new mega prisons, and said those prisons are to be located in Bibb, Elmore County and Escambia counties. But Ivey’s announcement left many important questions unanswered, and the details of what has been estimated to be more than … Continued
September 3, 2020

Seventeenth Alabama inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19

William Edward King, 65, is the 17th Alabama inmate to die after testing positive for COVID-19. King tested positive for COVID-19 on June 1 at a local hospital, where he was being treated for an end-stage preexisting medical condition, the Alabama Department of Corrections announced on Thursday. King’s condition improved, and he was released, but … Continued
August 14, 2020