criminal justice policy

The 2025 Legislative Session for the State of Alabama begins on Feb. 4. The ACLU of Alabama says its goal this year is to expand and defend the rights of residents with lawmakers in the Statehouse through multiple policies.

The application period for the Alabama State Office's new Advocacy Institute is soon closing. Submissions for the inaugural class are being accepted through Tuesday, April 30.

The Alabama State Office, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, is announcing the launch of its Advocacy Institute. Applications for the inaugural class are being accepted through April 30.

For those with an outstanding warrant for a nonviolent misdemeanor, the City of Mobile may have a way for offenders to take care of it without the risk of being arrested. The city's Legal Department and Municipal Court are partnering with the non-profit Growing Real Alternatives Everywhere (GRAE) to host a Warrant Clinic.

The ACLU of Alabama is one of two Alabama-based organizations receiving funds from MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving challenge this week. Scott awarded the ACLU of Alabama $2 million. The nonprofit based in Mongomery will utilize this gift to support its core priority areas, including Voting Rights, Gender Justice and Criminal Legal Reform.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's study commission on criminal justice policy will make recommendations that could including sentencing changes and expanding the…