Opinion Opinion | Alabama’s Habitual Felony Offender Law is a failed policy: Let’s end it "HB107 represents the smartest path forward to restore fairness, equity and common sense to Alabama’s criminal justice system." Dillon NettlesApril 14, 2021
National Rogers, Brooks comment on Biden’s executive action on guns Rogers and Brooks claim that the Biden administration is launching an assault on Americans' Second Amendment rights. Brandon MoseleyApril 9, 2021
Public safety DOJ sues Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, sheriff over sexual harassment by inmates Allegations include jail administrators ignoring or losing complaints, and blaming harassment on the female officers' appearance. Eddie BurkhalterMarch 11, 2021
Prisons Governor signs leases for two new prisons, but full details haven’t been disclosed Construction on the Elmore County prison is to begin later this year, according to the contract. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 1, 2021
News $7.9 million awarded to five Alabama abuse, crime victim programs The grants will support five programs and organizations across the state that assist victims Eddie BurkhalterDecember 16, 2020
News DOJ sues Alabama over violence, “unconstitutional” conditions in state prisons The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the state of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Corrections Eddie BurkhalterDecember 9, 2020
National Department of Justice sues Ashland Housing Authority alleging racial discrimination "AHA has engaged in a pattern or practice of race discrimination by steering applicants to housing communities based on race,” the complaint alleges. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 2, 2020
Featured Opinion Opinion | Prisons, justice reform and the art of the possible Politics is bound by the art of what's possible. It is also true that those who never dare the impossible rarely achieve even the... Bill BrittOctober 15, 2020
Governor Governor awards grant to expand court facility dog program Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $1.17 million to continue and expand a statewide program that helps children and others who have been victims of... StaffSeptember 17, 2020
Education Alabaster City Schools gets federal grant to bolster security U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona on Friday announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a $374,883 grant to Alabaster City Schools’ Board of... Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 11, 2020