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sentencing reform

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Will the Legislature address prison overcrowding before session’s end?

Rep. Jim Hill's bill which would give judges more discretion in sentencing faces an uphill climb in the state Senate.

May 7, 2024

Early release of hundreds of incarcerated people delayed

The Alabama Department of Corrections failed to notify the victims.

January 31, 2023

Rep. Jim Hill asks ACCA members to support sentencing reform

Hill said the state needs to focus on keeping dangerous individuals incarcerated while improving rehabilitation and release of others.

December 9, 2022

Governor Ivey signs Nick Risner Act into law

It will bar those convicted of using a deadly weapon to kill someone from being released early under Alabama’s “Good Time” law.

April 14, 2022

APR’s 2021 coverage of Alabama’s deadly prison crisis

Alabama's years-long deadly prison crisis continued throughout 2021. APR looks back on the year's coverage.

December 27, 2021

House committee approves re-sentencing, supervision reforms

House Bill 1 and HB2 were recommended by Gov. Kay Ivey's Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy, which was formed in 2019.

September 29, 2021

Speaker says the House had a good week

Speaker Mac McCutcheon said the House had a good week after passing a number of priority bills.

February 26, 2021

Alabama House passes several criminal justice-related bills

The bills address community corrections, judicial discretion in sentencing and the cost of housing state inmates in county jails.

February 24, 2021

Alabama Legislature returns for week three

Day seven of the 2021 Legislative Session begins on Tuesday.

February 22, 2021

Report: Alabama ranks 4th-highest in percentage of inmates serving harshest sentences

In Alabama, 26 percent of inmates are serving life with or without parole or sentences of at least 50 years.

February 18, 2021