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 Incarcerated man dies after assault at Limestone prison The death and other recent homicides and suicides underscore longstanding problems in Alabama's prisons. Eddie BurkhalterMay 11, 2021
Prisons Alabama Department of Corrections investigating possible suicide The Alabama Department of Corrections is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over the state's deadly prisons. Eddie BurkhalterMay 11, 2021
Prisons Another underwriter, Stifel Bank, backs out of Alabama prison deal: report Stifel says it will not underwrite the private prison project after KeyBanc Capital Markets and Barclays also withdrew. Brandon MoseleyMay 11, 2021
Prisons Patient at Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility found dead A worker there said the man may have overdosed on illicit drugs, which the person said are entering through staff. Eddie BurkhalterMay 7, 2021
Prisons Incarcerated Alabama man nearing release dies after assault Ian Rettig was stabbed the day before his expected release — and a day before his birthday. Eddie BurkhalterMay 6, 2021
Prisons Gov. Kay Ivey’s prison plan faces lawsuit The lawsuit alleges the prison plan runs afoul of the Alabama Constitution and state law. Eddie BurkhalterApril 28, 2021
Prisons CoreCivic settles lawsuit for $56 million, more firms pull out of Alabama prison bid CoreCivic’s settlement comes as the company struggles to secure financing to build two of Alabama's planned three new prisons. Eddie BurkhalterApril 20, 2021
Prisons Barclays pulls out as underwriter for CoreCivic’s Alabama prison construction deal Barclays had come under fire after pledging in 2019 to cut ties with private prison companies. Eddie BurkhalterApril 19, 2021
Prisons CoreCivic struggles to secure financing for Alabama’s new prisons An expert said the company's problems finding enough investors could result in more costs to the state. Eddie BurkhalterApril 16, 2021
Prisons As vaccines trickle into Alabama prisons, COVID-19 deaths continue Despite statements in February that vaccines couldn't be stored outside of prisons and brought in, that's what's now happening. Eddie BurkhalterApril 13, 2021