Rep. Chris England

Alabama’s Habitual Felony Offender Law is a failed policy: Let’s end it

"HB107 represents the smartest path forward to restore fairness, equity and common sense to Alabama’s criminal justice system."

April 14, 2021

Rep. Chris England's bill would repeal the law and allow incarcerated people serving under it a chance to have sentences revisited.

April 8, 2021

Some members expressed concern that $1.5 million could be better spent on the state's prison crisis.

April 1, 2021

Rep. England's bill would repeal the law that mandates sentences for multiple convictions. It heads to the full House.

April 1, 2021

Rep. Jim Hill's bill makes retroactive a 2015 law that mandates early release and supervision for some.

March 17, 2021

The bill would create a committee tasked with reviewing executive branch contracts of $10 million or more.

March 3, 2021

165 former judges and prosecutors, professors and public defenders signed on in support of Rep. Chris England's bill to repeal HFOA.

February 22, 2021

The argument is identical to one made in state courts in 2018 and 2019. Those lawsuits were eventually tossed by the courts.

January 21, 2021

Democratic leaders in the state called for unity — and for a peaceful transfer of power.

November 9, 2020

Merrill joined state Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, the chair of the Alabama Democratic Party, in a Facebook town hall on Wednesday.

October 7, 2020