Alabama Prison Lawsuit

Alabama Corrections Commissioner John Hamm say the state is making progress in increasing prison security staff, but will not meet a federal judge’s directive to add 2,000 more officers within a year. He said the state’s new $1 billion 4,000-bed prison is scheduled to be completed in 2026.

Alabama is asking a federal cour to dismiss part of the lawsuit against the conditions of the state's prisons. Attorneys claim the state cannot properly…

Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a lease for two new mega-prisons with a private prison company.CoreCivic is one of the largest private prison companies in the…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey convened a new criminal justice commission as the state tries to avoid a Department of Justice lawsuit over…

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Advocacy groups say Alabama prisons are giving inmates virtually unlimited access to razors, a practice that's leading to deaths and injuries inside the…

Two advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against the Alabama prison system, claiming the state is failing to provide basic medical and mental health care…