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Beginning in 2019, applicants have been granted parole at a sharply declining rate.
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Sen. Britt addresses lack of oversight at CFPB and use of funding
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Sen. Britt receives Salvation Army’s “Fight for Good” Award
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Troy University to reduce cost of high school dual enrollment
Huntsville Library moving animated Disney movies after policy changes
Trump’s plans for the Department of Education may reshape Alabama’s school system
AEA announces Team Alabama, Team Auburn “Be a Champion and Read” winners
Troy University announces new Ph.D., master’s programs
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PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead
White Lightning: Inside Alabama’s raw milk “secret society”
New billboard urges Medicaid expansion to save Alabama hospitals
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Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles stories
Legislature
After months of public pressure, the ABPP has finally started to grant more paroles. That random increase proves the need for oversight, Rep. Chris...
Prisons
Some of the state’s leading legal and policy experts will gather to discuss the parole system's shortcomings and explore potential reforms.
Prisons
Ongoing lawsuit reveals racial disparity in paroles after 2019 reforms and that an ABPP chair resigned over “openly racist practices.”
Featured Opinion
For several minutes, members of the House Judiciary Committee debated the best ways to restore some basic rights to incarcerated people.
Legislature
The adjustments include a rather eyebrow-raising $100,000 cut from the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
State
There have been 21 paroles granted this month surpassing the total of 16 for February of 2023.
Prisons
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles is scheduled to hold 71 parole hearings and 29 pardon hearings.
Featured Opinion
A conversation about what Alabama values with its actions.
State
An investigative report from al.com delves into the many troubling issues with Alabama's Pardons and Paroles Board.