Alabama prison system

15 inmates received medical treatment after a riot at St. Clair Correctional Facility Friday afternoon.A correctional officer was assaulted during the…

A federal lawsuit claims corruption and poor management are to blame for deaths and violence at St. Clair prison in Springville.The Montgomery-based Equal…

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

State health officials say Alabama's prison system is dealing with its worst outbreak of tuberculosis in five years.Officials say they've diagnosed nine…

The Alabama Department of Corrections says it is working with a consulting group to make changes at Alabama's prison for women, including providing more…

State Sen. Cam Ward of Alabaster will be in Washington on July 15 to speak to a congressional subcommittee about making changes in prisons.Ward is…

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…

Gov. Robert Bentley has announced an attempt to overhaul the state's severely overcrowded prison system.Bentley said Tuesday the state's prisons are…

A prison guard running against Gov. Robert Bentley says Alabama's prison system is at risk of a federal takeover because of severe overcrowding.At a news…

In response to concerns about jail overcrowding, state officials are considering a proposal to move some female inmates into a shuttered facility in…