Alabama Prison Reform Task Force

Chase Mathis told prison guards he was being threatened by other inmates and feared for his life. But within hours of being moved to an adjacent prison, he was dead. Mathis died June 4, 2024, after being placed in general population instead of a cell for his own protection, his father said. Tim Mathis said he wants answers. He is concerned his 31-year-old son didn't die by accidental overdose but by a “hot shot” — a lethal dose of drugs administered against his will.

North Carolina has joined Alabama and Mississippi to improve outcomes for more prisoners who return to society through an approach focused on education, health care and housing.

The Alabama Prison Reform Task Force is currently considering a slate of recommendations from the Council of State Governments to address Alabama's poorly…

A state task force will weigh options this month for how to relieve severe overcrowding in Alabama prisons.Committee members say the ideas will likely…

A group studying overcrowding in Alabama's prisons has found that arrests are declining and sentences are getting shorter. But Alabama's prisons remain at…

State Sen. Cam Ward of Alabaster will be in Washington on July 15 to speak to a congressional subcommittee about making changes in prisons.Ward is…