By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The head of Alabama's troubled prison system said Wednesday that staffing remains “the No. 1 issue” for the department and is looking to a combination of outsourcing and pay and benefit…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge said Friday Alabama prisons remain critically understaffed, with court filings showing the number of officers in state lockups has continued to drop despite a court order to increase…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - More than 170 pastors and other faith leaders on Tuesday urged Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to authorize an independent review of execution procedures, as Oklahoma and Tennessee did after a slate…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Several hundred Alabama inmates are set to be released from state prisons under a 2021 sentencing law that frees prisoners to supervised release several months before their sentences would have otherwise…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has changed death penalty procedures to give the prison system longer to carry out executions - a move that comes after a string of troubled lethal injections in the state…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Records show the rate of state inmates being granted parole in Alabama has plummeted to a new low. The three-member board granted parole to 409 inmates and turned down 3,593 others…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has announced new rules for prison “good time” incentives that allow some inmates to get out early for good behavior. Ivey signed an executive order Monday that…
The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey this week made visits to two Alabama prisons to thank state corrections officers for their work. Her office said Thursday that Ivey visited Kilby Correctional Facility near Montgomery and…
The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Four former officers at a north Alabama prison have been charged with bribery and ethics law violations. The Alabama Department of Corrections said the four men face charges of using their public positions…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is asking for a review of the state's execution process after another inmate's execution could not be completed earlier this month. Ivey requested Attorney General Steve Marshall withdraw the state's two pending motions to set execution…
The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A former corrections officer said Alabama is no longer in control of its prisons and said he believes federal officials should intervene in the system. Stacy George, who recently resigned after 13 1/2…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday questioned Alabama officials about the state’s lethal injection procedures - including how many needle “pokes” are too many - after problems with vein access at the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Thousands of Alabama inmates are receiving only two meals a day during a prison work stoppage over living conditions. Inmates and activists contend that officials are trying to force an end to the strike by limiting…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama told a federal judge that it could be ready as soon as next week to use a new, untried execution method called nitrogen hypoxia to carry out a death sentence.…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama could be ready to use a new, untried execution method to carry out a death sentence later this month. A state attorney told a federal judge Monday it's “very likely”…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - An anti-death penalty group says Alabama corrections officials apparently botched a man's execution last month. The group cites the length of time that passed before Joe Nathan James Jr. received a…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court has set an execution date for a mentally disturbed truck driver convicted of killing three men in a workplace shooting rampage more than two decades ago. The clerk's office says 57-year-old Alan…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has closed a bond deal to build two supersize prisons, housing up to 4,000 prisoners each, even as inmates filed a lawsuit seeking to block the project. The Alabama Finance Department said the bond sale,…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama officials said they are moving forward with plans to build two supersize prisons despite a bond sale falling more than $200 million short of expectations. The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A coalition of advocacy groups is opposing Alabama’s plan to sell $725 million in bonds to finance the construction of two new supersize prisons. The Communities Not Prisons coalition and other advocacy organizations issued statements on…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama officials have approved a $725 million bond sale to help finance the construction of two supersize prisons intended to house up to 4,000 inmates each. The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A former Alabama prison officer has been indicted on federal charges of assaulting three inmates and then submitting a false statement about the incident. Prosecutors say 55-year-old Lorenzo Mills was charged in an indictment with violating…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Federal prosecutors said a former sergeant for the Alabama Department of Corrections has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for assaulting two inmates at Elmore Correctional Facility. The U.S. Department of Justice, in a…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Department of Corrections says three more inmates who died in Alabama prisons tested positive for COVID-19. Two men who were incarcerated at St. Clair prison died late last month and tested positive for the…
