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In Alabama, 26 percent of inmates are serving life with or without parole or sentences of at least 50 years.
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Opponents of Alabama’s transgender youth treatment ban implore lawmakers to stop
Alabama Democratic Party announces support for marijuana legalization
Senate approves bill to nullify federal gun control laws
House to consider legislation increasing penalties for resisting arrest
House passes bill to increase penalties for fleeing from the police
Carl applauds decision not to cut Alabama’s Red Snapper quota
Rogers, Brooks, Moore and Aderholt call for vote on Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act
Sen. Richard Shelby questions officials during defense appropriations hearing
Athletes, coaches join call for NCAA to take action over anti-trans bills
Rogers, Brooks comment on Biden’s executive action on guns
Alabama first class Pre-K ranked as nation’s highest quality program for 15th year
Three plead guilty in virtual schools scheme
Alabama Workforce Council praises rule mandating student action on financial aid
Alabama Robotics Technology Park announces virtual reality classes
Tuskegee president won’t return to university after medical leave
Alabama pauses Johnson & Johnson vaccine use after rare blood clots
Possible vaccinations of children at Birmingham site under review
More than 300 Alabama medical professionals to Ivey: Expand Medicaid
Alabama mask order to expire Friday along with most other mandates
Birmingham nonprofit seeks funding for mobile hearing lab for children
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In Alabama, 26 percent of inmates are serving life with or without parole or sentences of at least 50 years.
It is evident that Gov. Kay Ivey is determined to build three new men’s correctional facilities. Ivey’s move is not without controversy, but after...
In 2016, together with former colleague Assistant Federal Public Defender Donnie W. Bethel, I wrote, “[p]eople of all persuasions, political parties, and philosophies have awakened...
The U.S.’s first memorial dedicated to those terrorized by lynchings, the legacy of enslaved black people and African-Americans who faced the terror of the...
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In Alabama, even when a jury recommends someone only receive life in prison, a trial judge in a...
By Donnie W. Bethel and Stephen A. Cooper People of all persuasions, political parties, and philosophies have awakened to the terrible toll the crises...
