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Alabama prisons are still not up to federal standards according to the latest statement from the U.S. Department of Justice. On Wednesday the department…
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Three men have died after inmate-on-inmate assaults that took place earlier this month. Ian Rettig, 23, was one of the victims and was one day from being…
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A group has filed a lawsuit to block Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's plan to lease private prisons. The suit was filed on Tuesday and alleges the plan does not…
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Alabama prison staffers have been charged with beating an inmate and then making false statements about it. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the…
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The state of Alabama is asking for a lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department about prison conditions to be dismissed. The suit, filed in December, claims…
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The FBI is helping to investigate an altercation between officers and inmates that left several hospitalized.The Alabama Department of Corrections said…
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Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a lease for two new mega-prisons with a private prison company.CoreCivic is one of the largest private prison companies in the…
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Lawmakers are raising concerns after hearing about Gov. Kay Ivey's plan to lease three new mega-prisons. Republican Rep. Rich Wingo of Tuscaloosa said he…
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Alabama has one of the highest rates of inmate deaths from COVID-19.Forty-three inmates and two staff members have died from the coronavirus since the…
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The Alabama Department of Corrections has responded to the latest lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department.The statement said the agency has been working…