Prisons Incarcerated individuals at Staton “in an uproar” after meals cut to twice a day The Elmore County facility is currently on enforced lockdown, with no yard time or purchases available in the prison store. John H. GlennSeptember 27, 2022
Prisons Incarcerated workers go on strike in Alabama’s correctional facilities Several posts shared by families of incarcerated individuals show photos and describe substandard meals being served to incarcerated individuals. John H. GlennSeptember 26, 2022
State 20-plus community groups pen open letter to Hyundai over alleged child labor The groups demand Hyundai stop using child labor and enter into negotiations for a community benefits agreement. John H. GlennSeptember 26, 2022
National Alabama men captured while fighting in Ukraine return home The U.S. military veterans arrived at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham on Saturday. John H. GlennSeptember 26, 2022
Health COVID positivity rate falls into single digits, hospitalizations decline It is the first time the data point has been in the single digits since late May of this year. John H. GlennSeptember 23, 2022
Health UAB extends asymptomatic testing program for public, private schools Schools wishing to participate in the current program do not need to use or demand all services provided. John H. GlennSeptember 22, 2022
National Alabama men captured while fighting in Ukraine released, transported to Saudi Arabia Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, 27, and Alexander Drueke, 39, went missing from Kharkiv, Ukraine, on June 9. John H. GlennSeptember 21, 2022
Prisons Possible incarcerated workers strike, protest to happen next week The cohesiveness of the organization effort remains to be seen, as several agendas and demands sheets have emerged in the last few weeks. John H. GlennSeptember 21, 2022
Legislature Report: One in six state bills makes it easier to arrest, convict and sentence The bills increased penalties for individual behavior, expanded the reach of law enforcement, and "would add to the state's already dire prison crisis." John H. GlennSeptember 20, 2022
Prisons ADOC suspends Elmore guard after video of prison beating The Alabama Department of Corrections Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating the incident and "the response by the staff involved." John H. GlennSeptember 19, 2022