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Advocates say the board is in clear need of oversight considering the precipitous drop in parole approval rates.
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- Elections
Myrex, Hollingsworth likely headed to runoff in HD12 GOP race
ALGOP announces candidates for HD13 special election Republican primary
BCA’s ProgressPAC endorses Jay Mitchell in AG campaign
Will Boyd’s campaign welcomes Vision Blue Strategies as national consultant
Chris Beeker announces candidacy for Alabama Public Service Commission
- Governor
Gov. Ivey announces Vaquito, the work zone safety dog, as honorary ALEA trooper
Bo Offord to lead Alabama Medicaid as Stephanie Azar moves to SEIB
Gov. Ivey deploys search and rescue team to Texas
Opinion | Reappointing Gwathney would be a grave mistake for Alabama justice
Gov. Ivey praises results of Montgomery Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit
- Legislature
Bill reintroduced to enhance religious exemptions for vaccinations, mask-use
Prefiled bill would prohibit vaping in public spaces, rename Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act
Rep. Phillip Ensler announces decision not to seek reelection
Lawmakers continue pursuit to push joint custody
Lawmakers will try again next year to rename Gulf of Mexico
- Economy
Alabama climbs to 19th in CNBC business rankings, workforce sees big gains
Ivey celebrates “Made in the USA” Day with praise for Alabama manufacturers
NFIB: 36 percent of small businesses report unfilled jobs in June survey
Sloss Tech Pitch Competition winner awarded $50K to grow innovative startup
Gov. Ivey announces $23.2 million in SEEDS grants to boost Alabama’s economic growth
- National
New website provides state-by-state info on detrimental effects of “Big, Beautiful Bill”
Rep. Sewell announces $25M public transportation grant for Birmingham, Jefferson County
Rep. Sewell honors the legacy of John Lewis ahead of fifth anniversary of his passing
Rep. Sewell demands Trump administration release $7 billion in withheld education funding
Rep. Aderholt celebrates 105th birthday of Roy Drinkard, oldest living U.S. Marine
- Education
Alabama expands nationally recognized First Class Pre-K with 58 new classrooms
Rep. Sewell demands Trump administration release $7 billion in withheld education funding
Tuscaloosa City Board of Education votes to sue state over online sales tax
Alabama’s anti-DEI law is chilling university instruction, court documents show
ALSBOE reviews RAISE Act funding rollout and oversight measures
- Health
Bill reintroduced to enhance religious exemptions for vaccinations, mask-use
Prefiled bill would overhaul Alabama’s new hemp regulation law
Medicaid cuts could exacerbate healthcare disparities in Alabama’s Black Belt
The Renewal Project announces statewide launch
EPA data shows 165M people exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ in U.S. drinking water
- Opinion
Opinion | If SCOTUS won’t stop a lawless president, it should at least explain why
Opinion | The big bill had wins, but conservatives are right to worry
Opinion | Tommy Tuberville will waltz to governor in a cakewalk
Opinion | Your movie heroes haven’t gone woke. You joined a cult
Opinion | Investing in infrastructure is investing in Alabama’s future
Alabamians for Fair Justice stories
Legislature
Rep. Chris England's bill would repeal the law and allow incarcerated people serving under it a chance to have sentences revisited.
Health
When Amber Faircloth learned Thursday of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in an Alabama prison, she worried that her husband, who has cancer,...
Courts
Tuesday in Montgomery, over a hundred advocates for criminal justice reform will urge Alabama lawmakers to adopt reforms to help alleviate Alabama’s prison crisis....
News
A Montgomery man serving in Holman prison in December became the last person to be killed inside Alabama prisons after being assaulted by another...
National
A group advocating for prison reform in Alabama on Friday asked that external observers be placed on a newly formed task force meant to...
News
Too little, too late, advocates for criminal justice reform say to promises for reform by the Alabama Department of Corrections following a second inmate...
Courts
Thursday, Alabamians for Fair Justice released a statement critical of Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn’s tenure in charge of the state’s prisons....
News
Montgomery– Alabama’s prisons are overcrowded, violent and the living conditions horrid, but the fixes aren’t going to come easy, according to the director of...
Opinion
By Alabamians for Fair Justice Articles like this and this cite data that seems to indicate Alabama prisons are on the right track. It’s...