Legislature Senate committee approves bill allowing virtual parole hearings for inmates Under current law, inmates are not permitted to attend their parole hearings. Mary Claire WootenMarch 20, 2025
Prisons Alabama prisoner who sued after 2016 stabbing killed in another attack Travis Hutchins, 34, died after being attacked by a man with a weapon, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed to APR. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 11, 2021
Prisons Former Alabama correctional officer charged in prisoner-on-prisoner assault Timothy Robinson's arrest is at least the fourth of an Alabama correctional officer in recent weeks. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 8, 2021
Prisons Alabama House Judiciary Committee chair discusses reform measures, prisons The state faces a federal lawsuit and the threat of a federal takeover over Alabama's deadly prisons for men. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 7, 2021
Prisons Alabama correctional officers charged with drug possession, beating prisoner The U.S Department of Justice is suing Alabama over the state's deadly prison system, alleging unconstitutional treatment of imprisoned men. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 1, 2021
Prisons Sewell opposes using COVID relief dollars to build prisons “COVID-19 relief money should be used for COVID-19 relief. Period,” Congresswoman Terri Sewell said. Brandon MoseleySeptember 29, 2021
Prisons Governor responds to call for feds not to allow COVID aid for new prisons Gov. Kay Ivey and Senate President Gred Reed responded Tuesday to a letter sent by U.S. House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 28, 2021
Prisons Jerry Nadler asks feds to block use of COVID aid to build Alabama’s new prisons Some Alabama lawmakers want to use $400 million of Alabama's federal COVID aid to help build new prisons. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 28, 2021
Prisons Governor officially calls special session to address prison crisis The proclamation calls for prison construction and renovation, and consideration of two reform bills that failed to pass during the last legislative session. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 23, 2021
Prisons Special session on prison construction to begin Monday The state is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over Alabama's deadly prisons. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 22, 2021
Legislature Alabama House minority leader: No support for new prisons without other reforms The DOJ says new prisons alone won't solve Alabama's crisis. Republicans need Democratic support to pass a prison construction bill. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 20, 2021