Judge hears suit alleging involuntary servitude in Alabama prisons
The state argues that prison discipline for failing to work does not constitute involuntary servitude.
Alabama Department of Corrections
Alabama executes Keith Edmund Gavin for 1998 murder
Gavin was convicted of the 1998 murder of William Clayton Jr., who was shot outside of a bank in Centre.
DOJ reaffirms duty of prison officials to protect incarcerated individuals from harm
The plaintiffs in Duke v. Hamm allege that prisoner-on-prisoner violence and sexual assault are rampant.
July 9, 2024
Plaintiffs in Alabama forced labor suit react to court order on injunctive relief
Judge Maze acknowledged that plaintiffs had articulated valid constitutional theories for relief.
June 20, 2024
Program aims to reduce barriers for future Alabama correctional officers
Registration is open for a new, no-cost college and career readiness program.
June 12, 2024
Alabama executes Jamie Ray Mills after series of failed appeals
Despite the opportunity to review disturbing new evidence, Alabama proceeded with the execution.
May 31, 2024
House passes bill creating Felony charge for organ retention
Multiple lawsuits have alleged that UAB Medical Center retained organs from individuals who died inside Alabama prisons without obtaining the consent of family members.
Advocate’s incarcerated husband stabbed
The husband of an incarcerated advocate was stabbed in an Alabama Department of Corrections facility.
Results of STD testing reveal new cases of Syphilis and HIV at ADOC facility
The results are from a test of 1,227 incarcerated individuals at Staton Correctional Facility.
Wife, attorney call for investigation after DOJ source dies in prison
A DOJ source ended up dead just hours after being moved to a new dorm.