Public safety Alabama, Virginia join forces in Operation Free to combat fentanyl epidemic Alabama law enforcement agencies seized more than 48,800 grams of illicit drugs, including approximately 1,700 grams of fentanyl. Staff21 hours ago
News Change in Alabama car insurance law took effect Jan. 1 Alabama drivers who take to the roads without insurance now get a break, thanks to a change in state law that took effect Jan.... Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 2, 2020
Corruption APR’s top five stories of 2019 The year was busy for journalists across the state, and it was no different at APR, where reporters dug into the biggest stories of... Eddie BurkhalterDecember 30, 2019
News State releases some prison staffing figures, argues for use of lesser-trained correctional officers The Alabama Department of Corrections in a recent court filing Friday argues that a new form of correctional officer being hired to staff Alabama’s... Eddie BurkhalterDecember 27, 2019
National Prison reform group asks for observers on prison commissioner’s task force on violence A group advocating for prison reform in Alabama on Friday asked that external observers be placed on a newly formed task force meant to... Eddie BurkhalterDecember 24, 2019
News Two Alabama prison inmates die on same day, bringing yearly total to at least 27 Two inmates in Alabama prisons died on the same day, Dec. 10, APR was able to confirm with the Alabama Department of Corrections on... Eddie BurkhalterDecember 20, 2019
Legislature Chip Brown to reintroduce bill allowing judges to hold those charged with violent crimes without bail Alabama Rep. Chip Brown, R-Mobile, on Thursday announced plans to once again file a constitutional amendment that would allow judges to hold more people... Eddie BurkhalterDecember 20, 2019
Governor Company vying to build Alabama’s prisons seeks foreign funding as most U.S. firms cut ties One of the two private prison companies vying to build Alabama’s new prisons is looking to a Japanese Bank for financing after many U.S.... Eddie BurkhalterDecember 19, 2019
News Family of Alabama death row inmate hopes for new trial Recent news coverage in major outlets of the story of Alabama death row inmate Toforest Johnson’s case is giving his family hope that he’ll... Eddie BurkhalterDecember 18, 2019
Courts Parole hearings this Week The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles announced in a statement to the press that it will hold parole hearings for twenty violent offenders... Brandon MoseleyDecember 17, 2019
News Ozark Police Officer shot and in critical condition Late Thursday night an Ozark police officer Samuel Yoh was shot after responding to a call at the 100 block of Briar Hill Court.... Brandon MoseleyDecember 16, 2019