Prisons
The DOJ in a lawsuit states the Alabama Department of Corrections has failed to keep prisoners safe from violence and drugs.
Hi, what are you looking for?
Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Judge Bill Filmore announces campaign for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Judge Chris McCool running for Alabama Supreme Court
Allen officially withdraws Alabama from the Electronic Registration Information Center
House District 10 challenge now at Alabama Supreme Court
Justice Sarah Stewart announces bid for Alabama Chief Justice
- Governor
- Legislature
State Rep. Paschal appointed vice chair of military, veterans committee
Hulsey elected freshman rep to Alabama House GOP leadership
New Hoover Rep. Mike Shaw seeks to consider unintended consequences of legislation
First pre-filed bill of new session aimed to crack down on fentanyl dealers
ALGOP praises Paschal bill that would make parental rights “fundamental rights”
- Economy
Online job ads in December up 3.9 percent from last year
Gov. Ivey announces another record high jobs count
Innovate Alabama opens second round of grant funding to benefit local entrepreneurs
Small business optimism drops, expectations for business conditions worsen
Most Alabama employers to see 54 percent unemployment insurance tax cut
- National
Sewell, Alabama delegation ask Biden to increase federal for disaster relief
Perry Hooper’s alleged victim “heartbroken, outraged” by recent pleadings
Sen. Katie Britt, colleagues reintroduce Full Faith and Credit Act
Biden grants disaster declaration for Alabama, triggering release of federal assistance
Rep. Sewell promises to coordinate federal response to tornado damage in Black Belt
- Education
- Health
State has spent nearly $1.7M on experts, lawyers in transgender medical care suit
Ivey attends ribbon-cutting ceremony for Craig Crisis Care Center
COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations jump in Alabama
In case over transgender health care ban, medical groups seek to quash state subpoenas
Medical Cannabis Commission receives 94 license applications
- Opinion
inmate death stories
Prisons
The Alabama Department of Corrections is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over the state's deadly prisons.
Prisons
Ian Rettig was stabbed the day before his expected release — and a day before his birthday.
News
Edwin Wells, 29, died on Oct. 10 from injuries during an apparent inmate-on-inmate assault at the Easterling Correctional Facility, the Alabama Department of Corrections...
Health
Testing data from the department shows there was an outbreak of the disease in the prison around the time he was taken to a...
Health
Almost all of the information in the report has already been published through APR’s own independent reporting on McMillian’s death, and the report corroborates...
News
Robert Earl Adams, 40, died on Aug. 5 and although no foul play is suspected, a department spokeswoman in a message to APR said...
Health
Of the state’s approximately 21,000 inmates, 585 had been tested as of Thursday.
News
His exact cause of death is pending an autopsy, but the department said prior to his death he was not showing symptoms of COVID-19.
News
A prison worker says the amount of pepper spray used was excessive, and that officers knowingly and intentionally put the inmate's life in jeopardy.
