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Video appears to show Alabama prison guard beating incarcerated man

The name of the incarcerated individual being beaten is not currently known.

September 16, 2022

Three more incarcerated men die with COVID-19

The three deaths, all at St. Clair Correctional Facility, bring the total number of COVID-related deaths among Alabama's incarcerated to 73.

February 2, 2022

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.

January 13, 2022

Former House speaker sent messages, made calls on state-supplied device

The electronic tablet Mike Hubbard used to try to shorten his sentence was given to prisoners by a company under contract with the state.

November 19, 2021

Art exhibition to feature works of current, formerly incarcerated individuals

The organizations are working together to create an arts exhibition called “Changing the Course."

November 11, 2021

Alabama prisoner who sued after 2016 stabbing killed in another attack

Travis Hutchins, 34, died after being attacked by a man with a weapon, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed to APR.

October 11, 2021

Alabama House Judiciary Committee chair discusses reform measures, prisons

The state faces a federal lawsuit and the threat of a federal takeover over Alabama's deadly prisons for men.

October 7, 2021

Special session on prison construction to begin Monday

The state is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over Alabama's deadly prisons.

September 22, 2021

Manslaughter charges dropped for former Alabama correctional officer, prisoner

Billy Smith died in 2017 after being beaten at Elmore Correctional Facility. The state charged both a prisoner and a guard for the death.

September 10, 2021

Alabama prisons record 203 more COVID-19 positive among incarcerated

Asymptomatic testing at Elmore Correctional Facility found 191 cases among incarcerated men.

August 18, 2021