Prisons Alabama organization receives $1.5 million to help inmates re-enter society The Southwest Alabama Partnership for Training and Employment was awarded a $1.5 million Pathway Home grant to help reduce recidivism. Chance PhillipsJuly 9, 2024
Prisons Board denies parole to Jimmy O’Neal Spencer Spencer is accused of killing three people including a child in 2018 eight months after being released on parole. Jacob HolmesAugust 9, 2022
Prisons Holman warden built career after altercations with women cost him Trooper job Holman warden Terry Raybon was involved in two physical altercations that led to his termination from the Department of Public Safety. Jacob HolmesAugust 9, 2022
Prisons ADOC rescinds healthcare contract, will start a new search for provider ADOC had selected YesCare to be its new health and mental health care provider on June 30. Josh MoonAugust 9, 2022
Prisons Four dead in Alabama prisons over the weekend The deaths marked yet another deadly weekend for the state's incarcerated population. John H. GlennAugust 2, 2022
Prisons Official missteps, not “good time” laws, led to accused police shooter’s release The defendant was released on good time, despite committing multiple crimes while incarcerated. John H. GlennAugust 2, 2022
Prisons ADOC apologizes for “confusion” prior to execution ADOC forced a female reporter to change her clothes because her skirt was "too short." Josh MoonAugust 1, 2022
Prisons Three incarcerated individuals dead in Alabama prisons last week An estimated 25 incarcerated men have died in the Alabama prison system since the first of this year. John H. GlennJuly 20, 2022
Prisons Report details racial discrimination, violation of human rights in Southern prisons The report describes the widespread, disparate harms resulting from the arrests, harsh prison sentences, and incarceration on Black communities. Jacob HolmesJuly 18, 2022
News Alabama’s prison system sees one of the deadliest weeks in recent memory The ADOC spokesperson did not give a cause of death for each incarcerated man and said that their deaths are being investigated. John H. GlennJuly 13, 2022
Prisons State bond sale to fund prison construction finalized despite legal challenges The state's $509 million bond sale to fund the construction of two new men's prisons was finalized Tuesday morning, despite lawsuits. John H. GlennJuly 13, 2022