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Jeremy Williams waived further appeals, clearing the way for Alabama to schedule his execution in August.
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Andrew Sneed on challenging Dale Strong: “Nobody was speaking up”
Civil Rights foot soldiers, Birmingham youth launch voting rights push
Opinion | Alabama attorney general: Courts are no place to defend state constitution
Katherine Robertson appoints new campaign manager
Analysis | Tuberville’s residency case may test the Alabama Constitution
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DraftKings, FanDuel-backed PAC scores big wins in Alabama primaries
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
ACLU vows to take Alabama to court over special session bills
Terri Sewell condemns Alabama redistricting election law
- Economy
Report: Funding public transit could close Alabama’s workforce shortage
US Steel invests $475 million in Fairfield plant
Alabama wins Area Development’s Silver Shovel Award for economic development
Alabama home sales, prices rise as summer buying heats up
Alabama unemployment rises to 3 percent as wages hit record
- National
Marshall urges court to dismiss Colorado’s Space Command challenge
Alabama joins Great American State Fair for America’s 250th
Aderholt helps unveil America 250 congressional time capsule
Jerry Carl earns endorsements from manufacturers, electric cooperatives in CD1 race
Trump admin to include Conecuh Forest in oil and gas sale despite environmental concerns
- Education
Alabama adds 64 First Class Pre-K classrooms for 2026
University of South Alabama gains state-of-the-art weather tools through partnership
Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences readies for opening day
Be Pro Be Proud taps 30-year Alabama educator to lead statewide effort
Alabama State University, Morris Brown College sign partnership agreement
- Health
Jackson Hospital delays closure announcement as questions mount over future
Jeff Samz elected chair of Alabama Hospital Association board
Flowers Hospital’s Jeff Brannon receives Gold Medal of Excellence award
Alabama lawmakers reflect on Dobbs decision on landmark ruling’s anniversary
Opinion | Whose job is the road?
- Opinion
Opinion | When the constitution asks a question, courts must answer
Opinion | Familiarity breeds indifference
Opinion | Alabama attorney general: Courts are no place to defend state constitution
Opinion | Change is coming to Riverchase Galleria, and Hoover is ready
Opinion | Republican runoff results revealing
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The federal government seemed to leave open the possibility for Alabama to use the aid to build new prisons.
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The judge's order states the Alabama Department of Corrections hasn't adequately addressed a deadly crisis for prisoners with mental health illnesses.
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Alabama's years-long deadly prison crisis continued throughout 2021. APR looks back on the year's coverage.
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“Building more prisons is a gross misuse of funds that were sent to help the people of Alabama, not punish them,” said JaTaune Bosby.
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It features linebacker Trey Flowers and Motis Wright, an Alabama man freed from a life sentence with Alabama Appleseed's help.
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Cleveland Thomas, 73, died on Dec. 2 and tested positive for COVID-19 during an autopsy.
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Leon Latham, 47, was found unresponsive by prison staff. His death is the latest in a string of deaths inside Alabama prisons.
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Perhaps no other Alabama lawmaker has been more vocal in calling for Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn's replacement.
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Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed John Hamm, current deputy secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, to replace Dunn.
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Darnell McMillian died in 2020 after being placed in a cell with another incarcerated man. Both were on suicide watch.