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Alabama's capital city is a case study in how decades of racism and conservative public policy have led to gang problems.

Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn and members of his team addressed the Joint Legislative Committee on Prisons Thursday about the chronic understaffing in Alabama’s prisons. The Joint Legislative Committee on Prisons is chaired by State Rep. Cam Ward, R-Alabaster, and State Rep. Jim Hill, R-Odenville. Dunn told the committee that he has been … Continued

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey awarded a $105,000 grant to ALEA’s Fusion Center on Thursday to improve the capability of the state’s law enforcement agencies to locate and arrest criminals and make communities safer. The grant will enable the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Fusion Center to share information with law enforcement agencies more easily and improve … Continued

There is a debate raging over what’s happening at our southern border, as the Trump administration separates children, including toddlers, from their parents. There should not be a debate about this. And the only reason there is a debate about it is because one side is being fed a steady helping of BS from the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, July 27, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions told the Associated Press that he will continue to serve as Attorney General as long as President Trump wants him to. AG Sessions told the AP in El Salvador that Trump has every right to find another Attorney General.  Sessions said, … Continued

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

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Violent drug-dealing street gangs are a blight on this country.  Law enforcement has announced that 26 violent criminals have been convicted for their crimes and taken off the streets of Crenshaw Village, making the Elmore County community a safer place to live. The announcement was made in a jointly … Continued