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Alabama’s long-overdue prison bill

Although scientists haven’t yet confirmed it, there is a cure for COVID-19: Incarceration in an Alabama prison.  It’s amazing, really.  If you work in the prisons or visit an Alabama prison, you get the coronavirus. If you’re an inmate who leaves an Alabama prison for a short period of time, you also get the virus.  … Continued
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May 21, 2020
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Alabama Parole Board should resist ACLU push to release more prisoners

Based on a recent report, it appears that the ACLU is more worried about convicted felons than the safety of Alabama communities. The report by the ACLU of Alabama is critical of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles for the reforms that have reduced the number of paroles. The parole board under the leadership … Continued
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January 20, 2020
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Alabama Department of Corrections needs to start handing out pink slips this week

Contrary to popular belief, most of the time, prisoners do follow prison rules. As a former correctional officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, if prisoners cease to view the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) as legitimate or fair, dire consequences ensue.  Prison officials will see more inmates than usual assaulting other inmates and … Continued
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December 30, 2019
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The people of Alabama mostly don’t care that their prisons are awful

The majority of Alabamians don’t care about people in prison.  Hell, they barely care about people outside of prison, judging from our statistics on infant mortality, premature deaths, overall health of the population and elder care. And those are people who didn’t commit a crime.  So, I wish we’d stop the nonsense, put an end … Continued
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December 5, 2019
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Prison issues — front and center

Folks, taking care of prisoners is not a popular political issue. However, every so often Alabama politicians pragmatically have to acquiesce to the mandates of federal judges and grant our transgressing citizens their rights as determined by the courts. Federal Courts have determined that our felons deserve the rights to adequate imprisonment. You just cannot … Continued
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May 1, 2019