Board denies parole to Jimmy O’Neal Spencer
Spencer is accused of killing three people including a child in 2018 eight months after being released on parole.
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Alabama executes Willie B. Smith after nearly 30 years on death row
He was 52 years old, and the first person executed in Alabama in 2021.
The humanity of an accurate American history
How a 1957 Civil Rights murder changed a group of Alabama college kids forever — and what it should tell us about the benefits of truth.
Senate Judiciary Committee advances Aniah’s law
Aniah's law would allow a judge to deny bail to a defendant charged with a class A felony.
House is expected to consider Aniah’s Law
The proposed amendment would still need to be approved by Alabama voters.
Capitol Police officer dies after being injured by rioter
Officer Brian Sicknick died at about 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, the Capitol Police said in a statement.
Carl doubles down on vote to challenge to Electoral College results
Both the Arizona and Pennsylvania objections were rejected by both chambers of Congress.
Board of Pardons and Paroles grants paroles
The board held 41 parole hearings Tuesday, granting five paroles and denying 36.
Parole board schedules nearly 180 hearings next week
The hearings will remain closed to public attendance because of COVID-19.
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The city didn’t arrive overnight at a place where 16-year-old girls are drinking smoothies after a gruesome murder, and the road out of it won’t be a short one either.