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Civil rights groups send letter to state committee ahead of redistricting
After 40 years in public service, Mobile’s Victor Gaston will not seek re-election
Activists demand fair representation ahead of redistricting special session
Governor to call special session on redistricting this month
Committee tasked with removing racist language from Alabama Constitution
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- National
Report: Mo Brooks failed to disclose personal stock sales
Gov. Ivey orders flags at half-staff in honor of Colin Powell
Shelby says Democratic spending bills fall short on defense spending
Far-right activist and his Alabama attorney sued by U.S. Capitol police
Former Alabama AG on board of another RAGA nonprofit
- Education
Auburn, Tuskegee presidents agree to connect communications programs
Scholarships for high school, college students toward auto manufacturing careers
ASU announces major grant to support low-income students
Despite controversy, Alabama A&M has a new president
ASU ranked in top 25 HBCU’s by U.S. News & World Report
- Health
Study: Governors in states without COVID vaccine mandates see approval ratings fall
UAB doctors’ study: pregnant women more susceptible to delta variant infection
Majority of confirmed COVID reinfections in Alabama among unvaccinated
Alabama COVID-19 vaccination rate drops after summer surge
Investments in access to healthcare stands at a critical moment
All posts tagged "overcrowded"
Opinion
Two of the major items on Governor Kay Ivey’s 2020 agenda are finding solutions to the problem of Alabama’s overcrowded and broken prison system,...
Opinion
Alabama should be building better schools, not better prisons. It’s as simple as that. And the truth is if we had done that from...
Opinion
As multiple recent state and national news stories have illustrated, overcrowded state prisons is one of the key challenges facing Alabama. While the State...
Governor
A surprise declaration during the inaugural meeting of Gov. Kay Ivey’s Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy caught many attendees off guard when the...
Featured Opinion
Folks, taking care of prisoners is not a popular political issue. However, every so often Alabama politicians pragmatically have to acquiesce to the mandates...
Opinion
Last week in Gov. Kay Ivey’s inaugural address, she said, “the status of our corrections system is an Alabama problem that must be solved...
News
The Alabama Department of Corrections has chosen a new deputy commissioner. The department on Monday announced the appointment of a longtime federal prisons official, Charles...
Opinion
Alabama’s prisons are notoriously some of the worst in the country. They’re violent. They’re underfunded. They’re unable to handle the mental health care needs...
Opinion
By House Minority Leader Craig Ford Prisons could be the issue that defines the Alabama Legislature in 2017. Gov. Bentley has said he may...
