Featured Opinion Opinion | Fixing Alabama’s Department of Corrections should be a unifying goal Fixing Alabama's prisons should be a goal that unites all Alabamians, because what we have now is an absolute embarrassment. Josh Moon3 hours ago
Prisons Alabama delays YesCare legal contract amid prosecution questions Alabama lawmakers delayed an ADOC legal contract after questioning YesCare's bankruptcy, potential fraud and attorney selection process. Mary Claire Wooten3 days ago
Featured Opinion Proposed ADOC contract will breathe new life into an old controversy A proposed contract between ADOC and a law firm will bring fresh arguments to an old controversy at Thursday's Contract Review Committee meeting. Josh Moon4 days ago
Prisons Gov. Ivey appoints Jennifer Rudden Conway to Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles Governor Kay Ivey named veteran ATF agent Jennifer Conway to complete a term on Alabama’s parole board through June 2027. Mary Claire WootenJuly 2, 2026
Prisons Gov. Kay Ivey sets execution date for Jeremy Williams Jeremy Williams waived further appeals, clearing the way for Alabama to schedule his execution in August. Mary Claire WootenJune 19, 2026
Prisons State seeks lethal injection for Lee after suffocation ruled unconstitutional A federal judge specifically carved out room for the state to pursue execution methods other than nitrogen hypoxia. Jacob HolmesJune 16, 2026
Prisons Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution The ruling left Jeffery Lee facing execution by another method amid mounting scrutiny of Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas. Jacob HolmesJune 12, 2026
Prisons Rep. Sewell urges Gov. Ivey to halt Jeffery Lee execution She urged Governor Kay Ivey to commute or pause the death sentence, citing a jury override and unresolved nitrogen gas litigation. StaffJune 10, 2026
Courts Opinion | Honor the jury’s vote: a plea for Jefferey Lee Alabama abandoned judicial override, but Lee remains on death row after a judge overruled jurors who chose life. Carlton FisherJune 5, 2026
Featured Opinion Opinion | A federal judge said that some suffering during an execution is OK. It’s not. Suffocating for three minutes and dying is not cruel and unusual punishment, according to a federal judge. But it is. Josh MoonJune 1, 2026