Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women

The grant will go toward supporting a gardening and art program.

Ivey greeted and expressed her support for correctional guards and officials.

The DOJ says new prisons alone won't solve Alabama's crisis. Republicans need Democratic support to pass a prison construction bill.

Mary Kay Beard, who died in 2016, at 71, was honored at an event at Tutwiler on Sept. 25 organized by Prison Fellowship.

The University of Alabama will begin a $1.9 million study soon that will focus on the Alabama Department of Corrections’ Women’s Risk Needs Assessment process. The four-year study will begin after a three-year application of the WRNA, which conducts an assessment every six months at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women by studying the risks of each … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Tuesday, Gov. Robert Bentley announced a shake-up at the State’s Department of Corrections, in which political forces have pushed Commissioner Kim Thomas to resign his post. Officials close to Corrections and State government say, that Rep. Allen Farley (R-McCalla) orchestrated a vicious campaign against Thomas, which led to … Continued

By Ronald King, MD MPH COL, USA (Ret) Alabama Political Reporter It is an almost immutable political mantra that the people we elect to office parrot phrases like “no new taxes” or “support our troops” – “I will be tough on crime!” But the latest budget passing out of committee seems to have forgotten the … Continued