Prisons Alabama Department of Corrections proposes $50 million budget increase A large portion of the ADOC's requested budget would go toward staffing needs and increases to wages, salaries, and benefits. Alex JobinFebruary 7, 2025
Prisons Alabama executes Demetrius Frazier with nitrogen, adding to state’s grim record Alabama has a long and deeply flawed history with capital punishment. Bill BrittFebruary 7, 2025
Prisons Federal judge allows Demetrius Frazier’s execution to proceed Frazier is the fourth person to be subjected to the new execution method. Mary Claire WootenFebruary 4, 2025
Prisons Alabama prisoners dying at a rate four times the national average Fewer people died inside the prisons than in 2023, when prisoners were five times as likely to die as the national average. Jacob HolmesJanuary 23, 2025
Prisons Family members of woman found dead in Alabama jail speak out Leanna Washington, 36, of LaGrange, Georgia, was found dead in the James Morgan County Detention Facility in LaFayette. Alex JobinJanuary 20, 2025
Prisons Alabama schedules execution of Demetrius Frazier using nitrogen hypoxia Frazier's attorneys have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the execution. StaffJanuary 8, 2025
Prisons Woman found dead in Alabama jail just days after being detained The nature of Washington's death has not yet been made public. Alex JobinJanuary 7, 2025
Prisons Alabama incarceration rates rose in 2023 amid overcrowding Alabama’s incarceration rate rose in 2023 with a 6.3 percent increase in women prisoners. Mary Claire WootenJanuary 2, 2025
Prisons Steve Marshall proud Alabama leads US in executions, despite backlash This year marks the first time Alabama has led the U.S. in executions. Wesley WalterDecember 27, 2024
Prisons Wrongful death lawsuit claims ADOC ignored kidnapping, torture, rape and more The federal lawsuit alleges ADOC officials ignored repeated reports of the kidnap, torture, beating and rape of an inmate who died as a result. Josh MoonDecember 19, 2024