Prisons
The proclamation calls for prison construction and renovation, and consideration of two reform bills that failed to pass during the last legislative session.
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- Legislature
Former Alabama Senator Jim Preuitt has passed away
Chip Brown pre-files bill to provide tax cuts to Gulf Coast commercial fishermen
Alabama House minority leader: No support for new prisons without other reforms
Ivey tells lawmakers she’ll set special session for prison construction
Chris Elliott named 2021 Legislator of the Year by the Alabama Forestry Association
- Opinion
Opinion | Alabama has kicked the “prison problem” can for far too long. Today, we pick it up
Opinion | 20 years after mine disaster, Brookwood miners are still fighting for safety
Opinion | Lessons from Mayberry: Andy wouldn’t suffer the MAGAs
Opinion | Huntsville is Alabama’s largest city
Opinion | Lynda Blanchard: Democrats sing the same old debt ceiling song
- National
Rogers, Carl, and Sewell vote to pass National Defense Authorization Act
Moore, Brooks vote against the House version of the NDAA
Biden removes Lee Greenwood from National Endowment for the Arts
Sewell votes to extend government funding, suspend debt limit
Barry Moore, Mo Brooks oppose raising the debt ceiling
- Education
Alabama A&M to announce president selection within a week
New MAPs program creates training pathways from adult education to high-demand careers
Program helps students transition from adult education programs to college
Vestavia City Schools reverses mask mandate
Tuberville praises HBCUs in Senate floor speech
- Health
COVID booster shots for some Alabamians available beginning today
Shine a Light Alabama offers resources for those who lost someone during pandemic
Ivey, Tuberville, Alabama House minority leader encourage COVID vaccinations
Alabama leads nation in recent COVID deaths per capita
Alabama’s COVID deaths increasing, state ICU beds at 98 percent capacity
All posts tagged "U.S. Department of Justice"
Prisons
The state is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over Alabama's deadly prisons.
Legislature
The DOJ says new prisons alone won't solve Alabama's crisis. Republicans need Democratic support to pass a prison construction bill.
Legislature
The special session is set for Sept. 27.
Prisons
Two deaths this week inside Alabama prisons bring the month’s total to at least 10.
Prisons
The federal government is suing Alabama alleging systemic problems of violence, death, drugs and corruption in prisons.
Prisons
The DOJ in a lawsuit states the Alabama Department of Corrections has failed to keep prisoners safe from violence and drugs.
Courts
The DOJ in court filings Thursday warned two states that laws there would not survive the legal challenges.
Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey warned that if left unaddressed, the U.S. Department of Justice will take over Alabama's prisons.
Governor
While the Legislature took up some reform measures this session, lawmakers declined to pass more substantive sentencing reforms.
