Prisons Incarcerated deaths, despair and a billion dollar prison price tag Last week, more individuals in ADOC prisons continued to leave in body bags than parole. Patrick Darrington5 days ago
Prisons Governor responds to call for feds not to allow COVID aid for new prisons Gov. Kay Ivey and Senate President Gred Reed responded Tuesday to a letter sent by U.S. House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 28, 2021
Prisons Jerry Nadler asks feds to block use of COVID aid to build Alabama’s new prisons Some Alabama lawmakers want to use $400 million of Alabama's federal COVID aid to help build new prisons. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 28, 2021
Prisons Governor officially calls special session to address prison crisis The proclamation calls for prison construction and renovation, and consideration of two reform bills that failed to pass during the last legislative session. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 23, 2021
Prisons Special session on prison construction to begin Monday The state is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over Alabama's deadly prisons. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 22, 2021
Legislature Alabama House minority leader: No support for new prisons without other reforms The DOJ says new prisons alone won't solve Alabama's crisis. Republicans need Democratic support to pass a prison construction bill. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 20, 2021
Legislature Ivey tells lawmakers she’ll set special session for prison construction The special session is set for Sept. 27. StaffSeptember 17, 2021
News Manslaughter charges dropped for former Alabama correctional officer, prisoner Billy Smith died in 2017 after being beaten at Elmore Correctional Facility. The state charged both a prisoner and a guard for the death. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 10, 2021
News Alabama lawmakers to mull prison construction with price tag unclear The proposal calls for building two new prisons for men, one women's prison, renovations to several others and the closure of four prisons. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 8, 2021
Prisons Alabama law students support new trial for man on death row The students are joined by the prosecutor in the man's trial, former Attorney General Bill Baxley and others in asking for a new trial. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 7, 2021
Prisons Report: Alabama legislation likely to worsen state’s prison crisis ACLU of Alabama's "Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline" report found that 53 of 139 bills that would worsen the crisis passed last session. Eddie BurkhalterAugust 25, 2021