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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…
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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…
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The FBI is helping to investigate an altercation between officers and inmates that left several hospitalized.The Alabama Department of Corrections said…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Opposers of a proposed Alabama prison are bringing environmental and economic concerns to the governor's attention. The group Block the Brierfield Prison,…
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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…