Woman found dead in Alabama jail just days after being detained
The nature of Washington's death has not yet been made public.
Alabama prisons
Will the Legislature address prison overcrowding before session’s end?
Rep. Jim Hill's bill which would give judges more discretion in sentencing faces an uphill climb in the state Senate.
Incarcerated person believed to have escaped found under another person’s bed
This incident might have been a false alarm, but there have been multiple “security incidents” lately in ADOC facilities.
Woman’s mother died from cancer while incarcerated. Now she wants answers
Kristi’s mother would succumb to cancer, but neither of them was aware of it.
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See recent postsFrom prisons, a reminder about the threat of HIV/AIDS
According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, Black people are especially vulnerable.
ADOC captain accused of retaliating against incarcerated individual
Bernard Jemison says he's being retaliated against over videos showing medical neglect and conditions in ADOC prisons.
Advocates gather to lobby for parole oversight bill
Advocates say the board is in clear need of oversight considering the precipitous drop in parole approval rates.
Ainsworth, Ledbetter lend support to bill designed to slash correctional incentive time
The bill has been tied to the shooting death of Bibb County Deputy Brad Johnson.
Prisoner killed at Donaldson Correctional Facility as federal investigators visit facility
On the same day that federal investigators visited Donaldson Correctional Facility, an incarcerated man died after being attacked.
Another death at Fountain Correctional Facility, inmate-on-inmate assault at Limestone
Chadrick Aspen Wade, 30, was found unresponsive on his bunk, according to ADOC.