Prisons
There have been at least 10 homicides, and 22 drug deaths and suicides, in Alabama prisons this year.
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Workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize at Tuscaloosa chemical plant
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Sen. Britt talks hopes for Laken Riley Act, Trump’s second term
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Alabama leaders push to bring U.S. Space Command back to Huntsville
Sens. Britt, Cruz reintroduce congressional term limits constitutional amendment
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AFP-Alabama applauds the opening of Education Savings Accounts applications
Alabama considers new education funding models to address inequalities
Alabama exploring expanding Pre-K program to home-based settings
Vouchers reduce school funding without lowering fixed costs: EPI report
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
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PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead
White Lightning: Inside Alabama’s raw milk “secret society”
New billboard urges Medicaid expansion to save Alabama hospitals
Analysis | Rural hospitals closure crisis: Alabama’s healthcare safety net at risk
Analysis | Alabama’s Medicaid expansion: Dispelling API’s myths and fears
- Opinion
Alabama prisons stories
Prisons
Timothy Robinson's arrest is at least the fourth of an Alabama correctional officer in recent weeks.
Prisons
The state faces a federal lawsuit and the threat of a federal takeover over Alabama's deadly prisons for men.
Governor
The $1.3 billion prison construction and renovation package includes using $400 million in federal COVID aid.
Prisons
The U.S Department of Justice is suing Alabama over the state's deadly prison system, alleging unconstitutional treatment of imprisoned men.
Legislature
Three prison construction bills and one sentencing reform bill head to the Senate on Thursday. A second reform bill was killed by Republican opposition.
Legislature
The three bills now head to the full House for a possible vote Wednesday.
Featured Opinion
"When an individual enters prison, they lose their freedom, not their humanity."
Prisons
The proclamation calls for prison construction and renovation, and consideration of two reform bills that failed to pass during the last legislative session.
Prisons
The state is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over Alabama's deadly prisons.