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Prisons

Alabama Department of Corrections investigating possible prisoner suicide

Leon Latham, 47, was found unresponsive by prison staff. His death is the latest in a string of deaths inside Alabama prisons.

December 13, 2021

Governor supports student veterans’ operation Iron Ruck

Student veterans from Auburn and Alabama will embark on a ruck march from Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa on Nov. 24.

November 23, 2021

State VA partners with UA, Auburn in march to raise awareness of vet suicide

Operation Iron Ruck is a four-day, 151-mile march from Tuscaloosa to Auburn set for November 24-27.

November 18, 2021

Governor announces mental health crisis center coming to Birmingham

The new Birmingham center will provide a place for police and first responders to take those who may be experiencing crisis.

October 5, 2021

Worsening mental health, sleeping issues among essential workers, UAB official says

A marked increase in mental health, weight, and sleeping issues has been recorded among essential workers and COVID-19 patients.

October 5, 2021

Katie Britt: It’s long past time we talk about mental health

"We all need to begin addressing mental health as seriously and openly as we address all other physical health issues."

August 6, 2021

Montgomery police say kidnapping suspect died by suicide, was not killed by police

A day after an attorney alleged Montgomery police shot an unarmed man, Montgomery's district attorney says the man shot himself

May 27, 2021

Incarcerated man dies after assault at Limestone prison

The death and other recent homicides and suicides underscore longstanding problems in Alabama's prisons.

May 11, 2021

Alabama Department of Corrections investigating possible suicide

The Alabama Department of Corrections is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over the state's deadly prisons.

May 11, 2021

Alabama inmate death being investigated as possible suicide

Travis Jackson, 43, was found unresponsive on his cell at the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore on Feb. 9.

February 26, 2021