Equal Justice Initiative Alabama

Alabama's unemployment rate is down to 6 percent. The preliminary jobless rate announced Friday represents the state's best unemployment numbers in more…

A federal lawsuit claims corruption and poor management are to blame for deaths and violence at St. Clair prison in Springville.The Montgomery-based Equal…

A group pushing for changes in Alabama's prison system is calling for a new warden at St. Clair Correctional Facility because of inmate violence.The Equal…

An attorney for inmates says a federal report detailing problems at Alabama's prison for women is revealing. Bryan Stevenson of the Montgomery-based Equal…