Atmore

Clemency in Alabama is a Farce

By Stephen Cooper In about two weeks, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley — himself a desperate cartoonish candidate for clemency from the people of Alabama (who he has so profoundly betrayed) — will be the sole arbiter of clemency for Mr. Vernon Madison, an African-American death row inmate; On May 12, Mr. Madison is scheduled to … Continued

Stephen Cooper

April 25, 2016

Former Prisoner Tells of Brutish Conditions, Green Dot Scheme

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Over the last three days, violence at Alabama’s Holman Prison in Atmore has made national news. On Monday, March 14, the Alabama Political Reporter (APR) spoke with a former inmate, who asked not to be identified, about conditions in the troubled Alabama Corrections System. The prisoner, who we will … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 16, 2016

Alabama Indian Tribe Receives $200,000 Grant From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians had been awarded $200,000 for river cane reintroduction and longleaf pine restoration. On Friday, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced awards of more than $4.2 Million in Conservation Grants to Native American Tribes. Sec. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 20, 2012