A Montgomery Circuit Court judge said a trial is expected for 2027 in a lawsuit that accuses the state’s prison system of ...

The Alabama Department of Corrections is one of seven new agencies within the state that have signed onto a federal program to collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On Thursday, ...

Alabama's two candidates for attorney general are offering different visions for the state's top law enforcement office, weighing in o ...

In the photo from July, Kastellio Vaughan looks strong, a far cry from the photo that his sister, Kassie Vaughan, received in September, showing him emaciated and his stomach laced with stitches.

The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority (ACIFA) on Thursday approved a bond issue to help pay for a new men’s prison in Escambia County. It will be the state’s second large new prison ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The company that provides health care for Alabama prisoners has lost a billion-dollar contract with the state, just days after ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge who ruled mental health care in Alabama prisons was “horrendously inadequate” has ordered the state to make multiple changes and gave the state a 2025 deadline ...

The families are suing the Alabama Department of Corrections, the University of Alabama System and associated individuals, as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees meets in Montgomery, Alabama on July 8, 2026. The board approved a $23.3 ...

Alabama’s Contract Review Committee has approved a $58,000 contract to audit the state’s correctional facilities for compliance with the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act, or PREA.