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Fewer people died inside the prisons than in 2023, when prisoners were five times as likely to die as the national average.
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Gov. Ivey invites students to apply for 2025 Summer Internship Program
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State Rep. Marilyn Lands bringing bill to address infant, maternal mortality
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Prefiled bills seek to “add some teeth” to immigration enforcement
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Sen. Britt to chair Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, Community Development
Sen. Britt releases statement following confirmation of CIA director
Sen. Britt’s Laken Riley Act passes House, heads to Trump
Rep. Sewell honors the retirement of SCLC President and CEO Dr. Charles Steele Jr.
Sens. Britt, Blackburn pass resolution to declare Oct. 10 “American Girls in Sports Day”
- Education
AFP-Alabama applauds the opening of Education Savings Accounts applications
Alabama considers new education funding models to address inequalities
Alabama exploring expanding Pre-K program to home-based settings
Vouchers reduce school funding without lowering fixed costs: EPI report
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
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30 Alabama healthcare groups unite to fight harmful insurance delays
Aderholt introduces bill to cut federal funds for Planned Parenthood
Alabama commissioners discuss crisis services amidst mental health crisis
Medical Association commend FDA’s ban on Red Dye No. 3
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- Opinion
Prisons
Alabama Appleseed was successful in freeing Ronald McKeithen after serving 37 years of a life sentence.
Prisons
The board does not have to disclose why they deny pardons, and there's no way to appeal.
Prisons
Patrick Neal, who was paralyzed after failed attempts to get medical help, leaves behind four children.
Prisons
The commission's goal is to aid reentry by improving services to the formerly incarcerated.
Prisons
Pardons and parole hearings have been closed to the public since March due to COVID-19.
Prisons
With the private prison option apparently fading, Ivey said that she would discuss the situation with House and Senate leaders.
Prisons
Patrick Neal, 29, is being treated at UAB, where doctors tell his family he'll be paralyzed for life.
Prisons
Despite warnings in 2019, the state has failed to address violence, contraband and homicides, according to the Department of Justice.
Governor
The judge dismissed the lawsuit on grounds that defendants have "sovereign immunity" and the allegations failed on legal merit.
Prisons
The death and other recent homicides and suicides underscore longstanding problems in Alabama's prisons.