Prisons
Leon Latham, 47, was found unresponsive by prison staff. His death is the latest in a string of deaths inside Alabama prisons.
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Alabama Dems hope to use Trump, ALGOP failures to build momentum in 2026
Secretary of state celebrates foreign voter ID legislation’s passage
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- Governor
Alabama formally recognizes Juneteenth as state holiday with new law
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- Legislature
Secretary of state celebrates foreign voter ID legislation’s passage
Alabama House Democrats reflect on 2025 Legislative Session
Legislature approves bill banning cell phone use in classrooms
Senate Democrats block Archives restructuring bill at last minute
Grocery tax reduction bill heads to governor’s desk
- Economy
- National
Alabama’s war on abortion help exposed in new reporting
Tuberville introduces bill to expand R&D tax deductions for businesses
Federal court strikes down Alabama map, citing racial discrimination, defiance
Reps. Sewell, Figures introduce Bridge to Medicaid Act to cover uninsured Alabamians
Rep. Sewell condemns Trump’s firing of Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden
- Education
In Spanish Fort, LGBTQ picture books housed in adult section
Tuberville introduces “Understanding the True Cost of College Act”
Students protest Trump’s commencement address at University of Alabama
UA College Democrats to hold “Tide Against Trump” protest
Alabama’s first class Pre-K ranked best in the nation for 19 straight years
- Health
Britt reintroduces the MOMS Act
Opinion | Opioid plan positions Alabama to curb addiction, support recovery for veterans
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Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
Alabama Senate passes bill loosening regulations for religious vaccine exemptions
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U.S. Department of Justice stories
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.
Legislature
The five-bill prison infrastructure and justice reform package will be in committee in the House on Tuesday.
Prisons
The proclamation calls for prison construction and renovation, and consideration of two reform bills that failed to pass during the last legislative session.
Prisons
The state is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over Alabama's deadly prisons.