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.
sentencing reform
Early release of hundreds of incarcerated people delayed
The Alabama Department of Corrections failed to notify the victims.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Alabama Legislature returns for week three
Day seven of the 2021 Legislative Session begins on Tuesday.
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.