Alabama is headed into an unusual week where Hollywood buzz, unlikely political alliances, and a searing prison documentary are converging to force new scrutiny of the state’s correctional system. On ...

A bill that would allow pregnant women sentenced to incarceration to defer their sentences until after the birth of their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A guard tower at Holman Correctional Facility in 2019. Alabama lawmakers are not yet ready to commit to closing older prisons, a ...

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An Alabama House committee approved legislation to require the state’s public health department to inspect both jails and prisons.