Man incarcerated at Staton prison dies after being found unresponsive
David Hicks's death follows numerous others in what is becoming one of the deadliest years in the state's history for the incarcerated.
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See recent postsAlabama has kicked the “prison problem” can for far too long
"We’re reaching down and picking up this can once and for all because it’s the right thing to do."
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"Lett is going back in the system. Even though everyone believes he doesn’t belong in the system any longer."
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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Politics is bound by the art of what's possible. It is also true that those who never dare the impossible rarely achieve even the possible.
Mathew Miller sentenced to 600 years in prison for sexual exploitation of children
Miller, who lived in Tuscaloosa, was charged in a 20-count indictment and convicted in October 2019.
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It would make for a great political story if Edgar McGraw hated Jeff Sessions. In fact, it would be the kind of legendary story of revenge that TV movies are built around. This man, Edgar McGraw, is arrested on drug distribution charges in 1986 and prosecuted by then-U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions. Sessions takes everything from … Continued
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See recent postsHubbard did the crime; he should do the time
Hubbard may not be a violent offender but his actions are a danger to society and a threat to the public.
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See recent postsMike Hubbard finally going to prison should mean something. It doesn’t.
Mike Hubbard reported to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Friday to begin serving his four-year prison sentence. Hubbard’s new mugshot was plastered all over news sites on Friday evening, and those stories and screenshots made their way around social media all weekend. Those pics and stories, and the thoughts of the state’s former most … Continued