Legislature McCutcheon says House is drafting a bill to pay for new prisons with a bond issue McCutcheon said that the legislators were concerned that under the governor’s plan, the state would never own the facilities. Brandon MoseleyFebruary 5, 2021
Legislature Criminal justice reform bills pass out of House Judiciary Committee The bills would continue a trend of more progressive reforms that are slowly rolling back mandatory minimum sentencing laws. Josh MoonFebruary 4, 2021
Legislature Habitual offender law repeal parked in a subcommittee The Habitual Felony Offender Act was aimed at stopping crime by giving a life sentence to anyone with three serious felonies. Brandon MoseleyFebruary 4, 2021
Party politics Republicans praise governor’s State of the State Address “Governor Kay Ivey set forth an agenda with big goals and a bold vision," ALGOP Chair Terry Lathan said. Brandon MoseleyFebruary 3, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | Prisons continue to be an issue "Ivey and this Legislature did not cause this problem. It has been building up and festering for years." Steve FlowersJanuary 20, 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 Gambling study group issues report but has no deal with Poarch Creeks Strange said that a compact with the PCI would be negotiated after the Legislature passed the constitutional amendment. Brandon MoseleyDecember 21, 2020
Governor Police Chiefs Association “wholeheartedly” supports Ivey’s prison plan Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the two developer teams that are to build the state’s three new mega prisons. Ivey said those... Brandon MoseleySeptember 4, 2020
Courts Federal court orders outside monitoring of Alabama prisons’ mental health care A federal judge has ordered external monitoring of mental health care in Alabama’s prisons, noting a long and disturbing history of inadequate care and... Josh MoonSeptember 3, 2020
Health 13th state inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19 Of the state’s approximately 21,000 inmates, 585 had been tested as of Thursday. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 16, 2020