Prisons Alabama parole grant rate remains low in November report Parole grant rates for the fiscal year 2026 sit at 17 percent, compared to 29 percent in November 2024. Mary Claire Wooten / December 24, 2025
Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles releases May statistics The Bureau's May statistics represent a continued low grant rate amid talks of reformed guidelines. Mary Claire Wooten / June 20, 2025
Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles officers officially recognized as law enforcement Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation that will designate parole and probation officers as state law enforcement personnel. Mary Claire Wooten / May 16, 2025
Judge rules against inmates suing state over racism in parole process Ongoing lawsuit reveals racial disparity in paroles after 2019 reforms and that an ABPP chair resigned over “openly racist practices.” Chance Phillips / June 21, 2024