Prisons ADOC suspends Elmore guard after video of prison beating The Alabama Department of Corrections Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating the incident and "the response by the staff involved." John H. GlennSeptember 19, 2022
Prisons Video appears to show Alabama prison guard beating incarcerated man The name of the incarcerated individual being beaten is not currently known. John H. GlennSeptember 16, 2022
State Pilot program to aid incarcerated individuals get government ID The lack of identification for incarcerated individuals once they leave a correctional facility has profound effects. John H. GlennSeptember 12, 2022
Prisons Two incarcerated men die in Jefferson County ADOC facilities Another incarcerated man was revived after a near-fatal overdose. John H. GlennSeptember 5, 2022
Prisons Committee OKs contract renewal with prison health provider Wexford Health Services The $117,800,000 contract is for roughly six months until the ADOC can develop and release a new competitive RFP process. John H. GlennSeptember 2, 2022
Prisons ADOC rescinds healthcare contract, will start a new search for provider ADOC had selected YesCare to be its new health and mental health care provider on June 30. Josh MoonAugust 9, 2022
Prisons Four dead in Alabama prisons over the weekend The deaths marked yet another deadly weekend for the state's incarcerated population. John H. GlennAugust 2, 2022
Prisons Official missteps, not “good time” laws, led to accused police shooter’s release The defendant was released on good time, despite committing multiple crimes while incarcerated. John H. GlennAugust 2, 2022
Prisons Report details racial discrimination, violation of human rights in Southern prisons The report describes the widespread, disparate harms resulting from the arrests, harsh prison sentences, and incarceration on Black communities. Jacob HolmesJuly 18, 2022
Prisons Incarcerated man dies at Donaldson Correctional Facility Donaldson is 149.7 percent over capacity, housing 1,449 incarcerated individuals in a facility designed to hold 968. John H. GlennJune 20, 2022