Alabama prisons

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A 74-year-old inmate at an Alabama prison has died after contracting COVID-19. He is the 26th inmate to die after contracting the…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A state inmate has died after being assaulted by another prisoner. The Alabama Department of Corrections says 46-year-old Demarcus…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Department of Corrections said says a 67-year-old inmate has died in custody at a hospital, four months after…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A panel will consider what to do with Alabama's existing prisons as the state moves forward with plans for three new, privately…

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Sept. 3 that negotiations are beginning for the construction of a new prison site in Bibb County.Construction should begin…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s governor has announced plans to move ahead with state leasing of three privately built mega prisons that would begin…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it believes Alabama’s prisons for men are unconstitutional because inmates are…

Governor Kay Ivey has begun reviewing plans for two new Alabama prisons. This effort is going on while more than 100 prison employees and dozens of…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The state of Alabama told a federal judge that it is optimistic that it can adequately staff state prisons by a 2022 deadline…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s administration is inching forward with a plan to lease three mega-prisons built by private companies. The…