A year after they filed a federal lawsuit to end “a modern-day form of slavery,” the plaintiffs representing prisoners in ...

A legislative committee Thursday approved legal contracts for the Alabama Department of Corrections involving prison ...

Alabama’s prison system, which has been plagued with violent conditions and drug use due to understaffing and overcrowding, ...

Alabama’s incarceration rate rose slightly between 2022 and 2023, with a 1.5 percent increase in inmates. Alabama saw a jump ...

A former Tuscumbia police officer's motion to modify his sentence was denied after being sentenced in October.

Union organizing efforts met mixed results, companies fought lawsuits over hiring children, and Republicans attacked access ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Margie Mason, investigative reporter at the AP, about the alleged exploitation and abuse of the prison labor force in Alabama.

Encouraging participation in democratic processes will do more for public safety than disenfranchising people ever will.

The death of an inmate at Staton Correctional Facility is under investigation, according to the Alabama Department of ...

Alabama's prison labor system profits from cheap, unsupervised inmates working for private companies. The system is criticized for exploitation and potential danger.