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The Alabama Department of Corrections says it is working with a consulting group to make changes at Alabama's prison for women, including providing more…
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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…
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Two advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against the Alabama prison system, claiming the state is failing to provide basic medical and mental health care…
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Gov. Robert Bentley has announced an attempt to overhaul the state's severely overcrowded prison system.Bentley said Tuesday the state's prisons are…
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A prison guard running against Gov. Robert Bentley says Alabama's prison system is at risk of a federal takeover because of severe overcrowding.At a news…
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In response to concerns about jail overcrowding, state officials are considering a proposal to move some female inmates into a shuttered facility in…
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Alabama's prison system is getting dozens of new officers, but officials say it's still badly understaffed.The Department of Corrections is holding a…
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(Information in the following story is from: Montgomery Advertiser, http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com) Alabama's prison system has changed a policy that…