Public safety Report: Alabama’s Black youth incarcerated more than twice as much as white youth While youth incarceration has fallen in the U.S. over the last decade, it's fallen much less in Alabama. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 21, 2021
Governor Gov. Kay Ivey talks prisons, gaming and end to unemployment aid Gov. Kay Ivey warned that if left unaddressed, the U.S. Department of Justice will take over Alabama's prisons. Eddie BurkhalterJune 16, 2021
Prisons Formerly incarcerated man paralyzed after denied care for months: lawsuit Patrick Neal, 29, is being treated at UAB, where doctors tell his family he'll be paralyzed for life. Eddie BurkhalterMay 26, 2021
Governor Gov. Kay Ivey signs criminal justice reform bills into law While the Legislature took up some reform measures this session, lawmakers declined to pass more substantive sentencing reforms. Eddie BurkhalterMay 24, 2021
Prisons Department of Justice: Alabama prisons still deadly, years after warnings Despite warnings in 2019, the state has failed to address violence, contraband and homicides, according to the Department of Justice. Eddie BurkhalterMay 20, 2021
Prisons Incarcerated man dies after assault at Limestone prison The death and other recent homicides and suicides underscore longstanding problems in Alabama's prisons. Eddie BurkhalterMay 11, 2021
Prisons Alabama Department of Corrections investigating possible suicide The Alabama Department of Corrections is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over the state's deadly prisons. Eddie BurkhalterMay 11, 2021
State Alabama Appleseed awards another NFL grant for criminal justice reform work The NFL noted the nonprofit's success in freeing Ronald McKeithen from a life sentence in March. Eddie BurkhalterMay 10, 2021
Prisons Patient at Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility found dead A worker there said the man may have overdosed on illicit drugs, which the person said are entering through staff. Eddie BurkhalterMay 7, 2021
Prisons Incarcerated Alabama man nearing release dies after assault Ian Rettig was stabbed the day before his expected release — and a day before his birthday. Eddie BurkhalterMay 6, 2021