Alabama prisons

Alabama prison staffers have been charged with beating an inmate and then making false statements about it. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the…

The state of Alabama is asking for a lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department about prison conditions to be dismissed. The suit, filed in December, claims…

The FBI is helping to investigate an altercation between officers and inmates that left several hospitalized.The Alabama Department of Corrections said…

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…

Lawmakers are raising concerns after hearing about Gov. Kay Ivey's plan to lease three new mega-prisons. Republican Rep. Rich Wingo of Tuscaloosa said he…

Alabama has one of the highest rates of inmate deaths from COVID-19.Forty-three inmates and two staff members have died from the coronavirus since the…

The Alabama Department of Corrections has responded to the latest lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department.The statement said the agency has been working…

Alabama is once again being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over its prison conditions.The lawsuit, filed Wednesday. said the state is failing to…

Opposers of a proposed Alabama prison are bringing environmental and economic concerns to the governor's attention. The group Block the Brierfield Prison,…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Residents in two Alabama counties say they are opposed to the state's plan to build new prisons in their communities. News outlets…