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Fourth incarcerated man dies at Bibb Correctional Facility in two months

The Alabama Department of Corrections has confirmed yet another incarcerated individual serving at Bibb Correctional Facility has died.

June 29, 2022

Three more incarcerated men die with COVID-19

The three deaths, all at St. Clair Correctional Facility, bring the total number of COVID-related deaths among Alabama's incarcerated to 73.

February 2, 2022

Alabama prisons see hundreds of COVID cases among incarcerated, staff

There were 204 new confirmed cases among prisoners and 185 self-reported cases among prison staff last week.

January 13, 2022

Federal judge extends deadline until 2025 to address mental health in prisons

The judge's order states the Alabama Department of Corrections hasn't adequately addressed a deadly crisis for prisoners with mental health illnesses.

December 29, 2021

Chris England reacts to prison commissioner’s departure

Perhaps no other Alabama lawmaker has been more vocal in calling for Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn's replacement.

December 8, 2021

Alabama to resume prison visitations with restrictions

Alabama is the last state to resume prison visitations, according to The Marshall Project and statements from Mississippi and Virginia.

November 29, 2021

Man incarcerated at Staton prison dies after being found unresponsive

David Hicks's death follows numerous others in what is becoming one of the deadliest years in the state's history for the incarcerated.

October 18, 2021

Alabama prisoner who sued after 2016 stabbing killed in another attack

Travis Hutchins, 34, died after being attacked by a man with a weapon, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed to APR.

October 11, 2021

A California solution to an Alabama problem?

"In the early 2000s, California had a prison crisis that was analogous to what we're seeing in Alabama."

September 30, 2021

Elimination of insurance tax break could produce $40 million a year in additional revenue

The purpose of the tax credit was to incentivize insurance companies to house facilities in Alabama.

August 17, 2021