Prisons
WBHM's Mary Scott Hodgin spent several years investigating Alabama's prison crisis for the podcast, which released the first episode Wednesday.
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More than 15 million in U.S. could lose Medicaid coverage without action
White House warned against Alabama’s law criminalizing transgender care
Yale report finds flawed science in Alabama’s law criminalizing care for transgender youth
Governor announces two additional mental health crisis centers
Former Alabama woman starts church in wake of anti-trans laws
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Prisons
The DOJ in a lawsuit against Alabama alleges the state's correctional officers' use of violence and coverups are unconstitutional.
Prisons
One man died on Christmas Eve after being attacked with a weapon by another prisoner. A second man was found unresponsive on Dec. 26.
Prisons
Leon Latham, 47, was found unresponsive by prison staff. His death is the latest in a string of deaths inside Alabama prisons.
Prisons
Darnell McMillian died in 2020 after being placed in a cell with another incarcerated man. Both were on suicide watch.
Prisons
Kelvin Colvin, 25, died Aug. 2 after being found unresponsive in his cell, the Alabama Department of Corrections said.
Prisons
The state faces a federal lawsuit and the threat of a federal takeover over Alabama's deadly prisons for men.
Opinion
"In the early 2000s, California had a prison crisis that was analogous to what we're seeing in Alabama."
Prisons
Gov. Kay Ivey and Senate President Gred Reed responded Tuesday to a letter sent by U.S. House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler.
Legislature
Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon on Monday expressed optimism that the state will address its long-neglected prisons.
