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Judge sanctions Alabama lawyers over fake AI citations in filing

Three Alabama attorneys were reprimanded and removed from a case after submitting court documents with fake citations generated by ChatGPT.

Mary Claire Wooten

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July 25, 2025

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Alabama’s prisons are awful, expensive, ineffective and counterproductive

Alabama operates one of the worst prison systems in the world — for no apparent reason, other than we just like cruelty.

Josh Moon

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May 20, 2025

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Why does Alabama choose cruelty?

Despite all the evidence that it doesn't work, Alabama continues to choose cruelty and meanness as its primary corrections system.

Josh Moon

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May 1, 2025

Alabama Executes James Osgood for 2010 Capital Murder of Tracy Lynn Brown

Convicted of the 2010 rape and murder of Tracy Lynn Brown, Osgood confessed to the crime and ultimately waived his appeals.

April 25, 2025

Gov. Ivey hosts the largest ADOC graduating class

This graduating class is the largest group on record.

April 4, 2025

Nonprofit advocacy group shares support for bill for incarcerated pregnant women

Alabama has one of the highest female incarceration rates in the Southeast and the third highest infant mortality rate in the country.

Alex Jobin

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February 14, 2025

Alabama Department of Corrections proposes $50 million budget increase

A large portion of the ADOC's requested budget would go toward staffing needs and increases to wages, salaries, and benefits.

Alex Jobin

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February 7, 2025

Alabama prisoners dying at a rate four times the national average

Fewer people died inside the prisons than in 2023, when prisoners were five times as likely to die as the national average.

Jacob Holmes

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January 23, 2025

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Alabama’s mental health crisis demands urgent action

If we claim to value life, we need to prove it. And that starts with recognizing that mental health care is a moral imperative.

Bill Britt

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January 10, 2025