Alabama prison overcrowding

An Alabama lawmaker is following through on his threat to file an impeachment resolution against Governor Robert Bentley. APR’s MacKenzie Bates reports…

Governor Robert Bentley’s plan to construct four new prisons is moving on through the state legislature, but not without a few red flags. APR’s MacKenzie…

The violence continues at a prison in south Alabama. APR’s Pat Duggins has more on the latest incident, and how it appears to be following a pattern.The…

The federal government is charging a major Hyundai automotive supplier in Selma for threatening to fire employees and close the plant to keep workers from…

The U.S. prison system is set to release thousands of inmates nationwide including hundreds in Alabama later this month thanks to new sentencing…

Alabama’s state prisons were built to hold 13,000 inmates. They currently house over 25,000.That makes Alabama prisons among the most crowded in the…

Alabama's new prison chief says nearly all of the challenges the Alabama Department of Corrections currently face are a result of overcrowding.Retired Air…

The Alabama Senate will start debating some sweeping changes to the state's prison system today.Republican Senator Cam Ward is bringing the bill to the…

Lawmakers could give final approval very soon to legislation establishing charter schools in the state of Alabama.The Alabama House of Representatives…

A state Senate committee is expected to vote on a reform bill today aimed at reducing overcrowding issues in Alabama prisons.The Senate Judiciary…