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 Another incarcerated death, and two ADOC staff arrested for drug possession Two ADOC staff members at Staton and Elmore Correctional Facility face charges for contraband. Patrick DarringtonNovember 29, 2023
Prisons Family: ADOC officer died from an asthma attack induced by inhaling mace It has been over two weeks since the officer's death and ADOC still has not contacted the officer's mother about her death. Patrick DarringtonNovember 28, 2023
News Family was denied seeing incarcerated loved one who had brain surgery “Something with that policy needs to change, and it needs to change now,” Crafton said. Patrick DarringtonNovember 24, 2023
Prisons Lawsuit alleges ADOC guard encouraged violence against an incarcerated person An ADOC guard is being accused of encouraging incarcerated people to murder another incarcerated person. Patrick DarringtonNovember 21, 2023
Prisons McWhorter second incarcerated person executed in Alabama this year Casey McWhorter, 49, was executed by the state via lethal injection for the 1993 murder and robbery of Edward Lee Williams Sr. Patrick DarringtonNovember 17, 2023
Prisons Incarcerated person previously attacked dies after another assault After being assaulted in August, Christopher Latham was assaulted again in October — this time fatally. Patrick DarringtonNovember 13, 2023
Prisons Incarcerated man brain dead after being tied up, abused inside ADOC facility Daniel Williams just turned 22 years old and was scheduled to be released in early November. Patrick DarringtonNovember 9, 2023
Prisons Several deaths reported at ADOC facilities in the past week Last week, several incarcerated individuals died at separate Alabama Department of Correction facilities. Patrick DarringtonNovember 7, 2023
Prisons Alabama to allow first execution using nitrogen hypoxia Alabama tried to execute Kenneth Smith last year but failed due to a botched lethal injection. Patrick DarringtonNovember 6, 2023
Prisons Group of senators criticize Corizon/YesCare’s bankruptcy maneuver Facing tens of millions in lawsuits, prison health care provider Corizon utilized a complicated bankruptcy maneuver in Texas. Jacob HolmesOctober 26, 2023