Legislature Speaker Ledbetter calls for investigation into Elmore prison boondoggle The $1.25 billion facility was 85% complete, over budget and behind schedule as officials approved another prison contract. Jacob Holmes11 hours ago
Prisons “Second Chance Act” moves toward final vote to become law The bill would allow some incarcerated individuals sentenced before 2000 to file a motion for a judge to consider reducing their sentence. Jacob HolmesApril 10, 2025
Governor Gov. Ivey hosts the largest ADOC graduating class This graduating class is the largest group on record. StaffApril 4, 2025
Legislature Senate committee approves bill allowing virtual parole hearings for inmates Under current law, inmates are not permitted to attend their parole hearings. Mary Claire WootenMarch 20, 2025
Prisons Alabama set to execute second inmate this year in April James Osgood, a 55-year-old death row inmate, was convicted of the 2010 rape and murder of Tracy Lynn Brown in Chilton County. Alex JobinMarch 18, 2025
Prisons Alabama Department of Corrections proposes $50 million budget increase A large portion of the ADOC's requested budget would go toward staffing needs and increases to wages, salaries, and benefits. Alex JobinFebruary 7, 2025
Prisons Alabama executes Demetrius Frazier with nitrogen, adding to state’s grim record Alabama has a long and deeply flawed history with capital punishment. Bill BrittFebruary 7, 2025
Prisons Federal judge allows Demetrius Frazier’s execution to proceed Frazier is the fourth person to be subjected to the new execution method. Mary Claire WootenFebruary 4, 2025
Prisons Alabama prisoners dying at a rate four times the national average Fewer people died inside the prisons than in 2023, when prisoners were five times as likely to die as the national average. Jacob HolmesJanuary 23, 2025
Prisons Family members of woman found dead in Alabama jail speak out Leanna Washington, 36, of LaGrange, Georgia, was found dead in the James Morgan County Detention Facility in LaFayette. Alex JobinJanuary 20, 2025
Prisons Alabama schedules execution of Demetrius Frazier using nitrogen hypoxia Frazier's attorneys have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the execution. StaffJanuary 8, 2025