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
Opinion Opinion | A California solution to an Alabama problem? "In the early 2000s, California had a prison crisis that was analogous to what we're seeing in Alabama." Christopher EnglandSeptember 30, 2021
Legislature Elimination of insurance tax break could produce $40 million a year in additional revenue The purpose of the tax credit was to incentivize insurance companies to house facilities in Alabama. Brandon MoseleyAugust 17, 2021
Prisons Incarcerated man dies at Bibb prison on Independence Day The DOJ in a lawsuit states the Alabama Department of Corrections has failed to keep prisoners safe from violence and drugs. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 7, 2021
Governor Gov. Kay Ivey signs criminal justice reform bills into law While the Legislature took up some reform measures this session, lawmakers declined to pass more substantive sentencing reforms. Eddie BurkhalterMay 24, 2021
Opinion Opinion | Alabama’s Habitual Felony Offender Law is a failed policy: Let’s end it "HB107 represents the smartest path forward to restore fairness, equity and common sense to Alabama’s criminal justice system." Dillon NettlesApril 14, 2021
Prisons Alabama inmate death being investigated as possible suicide Travis Jackson, 43, was found unresponsive on his cell at the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore on Feb. 9. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 26, 2021
News Board of Pardons and Paroles grants paroles The board held 41 parole hearings Tuesday, granting five paroles and denying 36. Brandon MoseleyJanuary 6, 2021
News Ten issues that will face Alabama in 2021 Here are the top 10 issues — some old and some new — that are likely to face the state of Alabama in 2021. Brandon MoseleyJanuary 4, 2021
News Parole board schedules nearly 180 hearings next week The hearings will remain closed to public attendance because of COVID-19. Brandon MoseleyJanuary 1, 2021