prison crisis

Prisons

State likely to approve short-term extension of prison health contract

The company has failed to meet court-mandated levels of mental health care staff in ADOC’s correctional facilities.

August 31, 2022

Incarcerated man alleges he was sexually assaulted by corrections officer

A judge found that officials at the prison were shielded by qualified immunity, but the incarcerated man had presented evidence of First Amendment violations.

August 17, 2022

Four dead in Alabama prisons over the weekend

The deaths marked yet another deadly weekend for the state's incarcerated population.

August 2, 2022

DOJ provides court with specific details of abuse, unconstitutional conditions in Alabama prisons

The amended complaint was necessary after a federal judge told the DOJ that its allegations weren't specific enough.

November 23, 2021

Judge dismisses assault charge against Alabama correctional officer

The correctional officer has been sued multiple times by incarcerated men alleging he assaulted them, with one case settling before trial.

November 9, 2021

Man serving at Donaldson prison dies

Jonathan Click, 33, was found unresponsive by prison staff. He's the latest in at least four recent deaths of incarcerated people in Alabama.

November 5, 2021

A California solution to an Alabama problem?

"In the early 2000s, California had a prison crisis that was analogous to what we're seeing in Alabama."

September 30, 2021

Governor officially calls special session to address prison crisis

The proclamation calls for prison construction and renovation, and consideration of two reform bills that failed to pass during the last legislative session.

September 23, 2021

Ivey announces support for criminal justice legislation

Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced her support for six bills that address the state’s criminal justice system, legislation that’s a product of Ivey’s study group on criminal justice policy. “I tasked the Criminal Justice Study Group with the mission of finding data-driven solutions to our longstanding challenges in our prison system,” Ivey said in … Continued

February 28, 2020

Alabamians for Fair Justice urges lawmakers to repeal habitual offender law

Tuesday in Montgomery, over a hundred advocates for criminal justice reform will urge Alabama lawmakers to adopt reforms to help alleviate Alabama’s prison crisis. Alabamians from across the state will push for major changes that would help make prison sentences proportionate to the crimes committed, prevent people convicted of minor offenses from going to prison, … Continued

February 19, 2020