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Ventress Correctional Facility worker tests positive for COVID-19

A worker at the Ventress Correctional Facility has tested positive for COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Corrections said Friday. The worker is the ninth state prison employee to have contracted coronavirus. Two of the workers have recovered and have been medically cleared to return to work, ADOC said in a statement Friday. The latest employee … Continued
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April 24, 2020

Alabama’s student government presidents join to drive blood donations

Thousands of planned blood drives across the country were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, so a group in Alabama is working to help people safely donate to save lives.  Higher Education Partnership, a Montgomery-based nonprofit that advocates for state universities, partnered with student government association presidents from Alabama’s 14 public universities in an effort … Continued
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April 24, 2020

Sewell says testing, contact tracing must increase before reopening Alabama’s economy

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, believes that to reopen Alabama’s economy fully COVID-19 testing and contact tracing must increase statewide, and especially among minorities, the elderly and those living in rural areas.  Sewell released her report Wednesday on recommendations for safely reopening. The report came at the request of Gov. Kay Ivey, who asked that … Continued
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April 24, 2020
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Resuming parole hearings is not enough

On December 18, 2019, I watched Alabama’s parole board deny relief to every case it considered that day. It was the last day of parole hearings for the year, and I decided to observe the process in action after monitoring the data for months as paroles plummeted like an elevator with snapped cables. Under new … Continued
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April 24, 2020
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How is COVID-19 affecting toxic exposure claims?

The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading rapidly throughout the country, with nearly 850,000 cases of infection, out of which over 5,300 took place in Alabama. While everyone is vulnerable to contracting the novel coronavirus, there are certain groups of people who have a higher risk of contracting the virus, such as veterans and former industrial workers. … Continued
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April 24, 2020