Russell Bedsole wins House District 49 special election
Bedsole is a captain with the Shelby County sheriff's department and an Alabaster city councilman.
justice reform
AUM poll suggests Alabamians divided on prison reform proposals
90 percent of Alabamians favor some type of reform to the state's prison systems, but there is little agreement on what efforts should be pursued.
Sean Worsley, Black disabled veteran arrested for medical marijuana, gets parole
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles granted Worsley parole on Wednesday.
Bill loosening work restrictions on formerly incarcerated people passes House and Senate
The Alabama State Senate gave final passage to Senate Bill 163, a measure that removes many of the work restrictions that currently face people who have served the entirety of their prison sentence and paid full restitution. The bill, sponsored by Senator Cam Ward, R-Alabaster, received bipartisan support, passing unanimously in the House and the … Continued