After a year in the public spotlight, the head of the Alabama parole board once again chose to say nothing. “Any questions will have to go to Matthew (our spokesperson),” said Leigh Gwathney, the ...

Two men are facing charges after allegedly being found near an Atmore prison with a backpack full of illegal drugs and other ...

The family of a Jefferson County man who died the day he was to be released from prison last year has filed a federal lawsuit ...

Derrick Bean and Keith Davis were found in a wooded area near Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, authorities said.

A representative of the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) confirmed to the BBJ the department has entered a lease ...

No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama.

The family of Daniel Williams, 22, said he was held hostage, forced to consume drugs, and repeatedly raped for two days.

The supplier fired dozens of prisoners after some of them said they felt they had no choice but to take those jobs.

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections following the death ...

Alabama set an ambitious goal for itself: lower recidivism by 25% and increase post-incarceration employment rates by 50% by ...

U.S. District Judge J. Austin Huffaker rejected a challenge to nitrogen executions from Carey Dale Grayson on Nov. 6. The ...

An inmate-on-staff assault was reported at Limestone Correctional Facility, according to the Alabama Department of ...