Courts Former ADOC lieutenant sentenced for assaulting incarcerated person, cover up “Jenkins abused his position of power to commit an egregious assault on a restrained inmate," Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said. Patrick DarringtonDecember 20, 2023
National Sewell: DOJ awards $38 million to Alabama to fight crime, make communities safer “Making our communities safer for our children and families has always been a top priority of mine,” Sewell said. StaffOctober 12, 2023
National $18 million in DOJ public safety grants awarded to cities in Alabama The grants, from the Department’s Office of Justice Programs, will help build community capacity to curb violence. StaffOctober 9, 2023
Education Leader of DOJ Civil Rights Division delivers remarks at Miles College convocation Kristen Clarke urged the students to use their talents and develop them at Miles College to make change. Jacob HolmesSeptember 15, 2023
Prisons ADOC confirms DOJ visited St. Clair Correctional Facility last week The DOJ attorneys conducted interviews with incarcerated individuals on their conditions and treatment within the facility. John H. GlennOctober 26, 2022
President Alabama political leaders react to raid at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence Republicans say the raid erodes trust in the justice system and that it amounts to political weaponization of the FBI. Jacob HolmesAugust 10, 2022
Prisons Man serving at Ventress prison dies Riley Henderson, 25, was found unresponsive on Feb. 5, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed Wednesday. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 17, 2022
Prisons Former Alabama correctional officer gets nine years in prison over prisoner beating Willie Burks III, a former ADOC lieutenant, failed to stop another officer from beating two handcuffed inmates, instead telling the officer "it's fair." Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 7, 2022
National UA receives $4 million to establish a National Center on Forensics The U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice agency has awarded $4,000,000 to the University of Alabama. StaffDecember 9, 2021
Prisons Former Alabama correctional officer gets more than seven years in prison on drug charges Gary Charles Dixon, Jr. pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 18, 2021