New podcast “Deliberate Indifference” spotlights Alabama’s deadly prisons
WBHM's Mary Scott Hodgin spent several years investigating Alabama's prison crisis for the podcast, which released the first episode Wednesday.
Alabama prisons
Alabama to pay $623 million for new prison in Elmore County.
APR received a redacted version of the contract of Friday, which details the agreement with Montgomery-based Caddell Construction.
Alabama’s contract with prison construction company being redacted
The contract with Montgomery-based Caddell Construction was signed April 15.
Alabama correctional officer arrested, charged in beating of prisoner days before he died
APR obtained a letter written by Victor Russo a day before he was found unresponsive detailing the alleged beating.
Incarcerated Alabama man dies after attacked with weapon
Harold Wallace is the latest in a string of deaths inside Alabama prisons, which last year saw record deaths from suicides, homicides and drug overdoses.
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.
APR’s 2021 coverage of Alabama’s deadly prison crisis
Alabama's years-long deadly prison crisis continued throughout 2021. APR looks back on the year's coverage.
DOJ provides court with specific details of abuse, unconstitutional conditions in Alabama prisons
The amended complaint was necessary after a federal judge told the DOJ that its allegations weren't specific enough.
Former Alabama correctional officer gets more than seven years in prison on drug charges
Gary Charles Dixon, Jr. pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility.
After blanket testing, 75 incarcerated men at Staton prison test positive for COVID
Alabama prisons in June had the fifth highest number of COVID deaths per capita in the nation.