Alabama prisons understaffed

MONTOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is creating a study commission to make recommendations on criminal justice reform as the state tries to…

As Alabama grapples with a major shortage of correctional workers, more than 60 percent of the required staff positions at the overcrowded,…

A stabbing inside an Alabama state prison has left one inmate dead and a second injured.Correctional officials say 34-year-old Jamie Marcus Witherspoon…

Conditions in Alabama’s state prisons are poor. The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating possible constitutional violations, and the Alabama…

The Alabama Prison Reform Task Force is currently considering a slate of recommendations from the Council of State Governments to address Alabama's poorly…

Alabama's prison system paid $20.8 million in overtime last year, with 14 percent going to one prison.Al.com reports that employees of Donaldson…

Alabama's prison system is getting dozens of new officers, but officials say it's still badly understaffed.The Department of Corrections is holding a…