Last year's meeting Families of inmates describe 'horrific' conditions in Alabama prisons “Because while I was in prison, it ...

Advocates, experts, formerly incarcerated individuals and family members of those behind bars Wednesday described an Alabama ...

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An Alabama jail captain and other jail employees have been indicted in connection with the death of a mentally ill man who ...

Two Alabama Department of Corrections employees – one a new hire and the other a trainee - were arrested this week on drug charges.

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Nation & World News 3-year-old Alabama foster child dies after being left in hot car at DHR worker’s house for 5 hours Published: Jul. 25, 2025, 12:23 p.m.

A 3-year-old Alabama boy died Tuesday when he was left alone inside a hot vehicle in Birmingham for roughly five hours.