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Leanna Washington, 36, of LaGrange, Georgia, was found dead in the James Morgan County Detention Facility in LaFayette.
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Gov. Ivey invites students to apply for 2025 Summer Internship Program
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Sens. Britt and Tuberville co-sponsor bill to repeal methane tax
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Trump ends program to lower prescription prices, make disease therapy available
Sen. Britt’s landmark immigration enforcement bill passes Senate
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AFP-Alabama applauds the opening of Education Savings Accounts applications
Alabama considers new education funding models to address inequalities
Alabama exploring expanding Pre-K program to home-based settings
Vouchers reduce school funding without lowering fixed costs: EPI report
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
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Alabama commissioners discuss crisis services amidst mental health crisis
Medical Association commend FDA’s ban on Red Dye No. 3
PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead
White Lightning: Inside Alabama’s raw milk “secret society”
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APR received a redacted version of the contract of Friday, which details the agreement with Montgomery-based Caddell Construction.
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The contract with Montgomery-based Caddell Construction was signed April 15.
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The DOJ in a lawsuit against Alabama alleges the state's correctional officers' use of violence and coverups are unconstitutional.
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A federal judge sentenced Ulysses Oliver Jr., 47, a former Alabama Department of Corrections Sergeant, to 30 months in prison.
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Maurice Powell, 47, was found unresponsive by prison staff on April 4 and was pronounced dead.
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The grant funds for the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment course come from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Barbara Maxwell says her son's death was preventable, and that officials need to act to rid the state's prisons of drugs.
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APR obtained a letter written by Victor Russo a day before he was found unresponsive detailing the alleged beating.
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Victor Russo was found unresponsive Feb. 23 and died two days later. He was in a physical altercation with an officer on Feb. 16.
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The man's death is the latest in what is quickly becoming one of the deadliest years in Alabama prisons.