Family files federal lawsuit against ADOC over inmate’s death
12/19/2024 | WVTM13
DOJ case against Alabama’s “unconstitutional” prison conditions pushed to 2026
11/26/2024 | NBC 15
Grand jury fails to issue indictment in torture death of prison inmate Daniel Willams
11/8/2024 | ABC 33/40
Restoring a convicted felon’s voting rights
11/5/2024 | WVTM13
Alabama’s criminal justice funding methods may affect crime victim compensation
11/5/2024 | Alabama Reflector
Grab Your Calculators. We’re going to Jail.
10/16/2024 | New York Times
Inside look at violence and conditions at Donaldson Correctional Facility
10/15/2024 | CBS42
Alabama commission urged to ease transition for formerly incarcerated people
9/18/2024 | Alabama Reflector
Reentry Alabama explores issues threatening recidivism rate
9/18/2024 | Alabama Political Reporter
Court fee system inefficient, discriminatory, research finds
8/9/2024 | Alabama Daily News
Mounting pressure to address violence in Alabama prisons working, lawmaker says at emotional hearing
7/25/2024 | Alabama Daily News
‘They are going to kill me in here’: Families testify about violence in Alabama prisons
7/25/2024 | AL.com
Families describe assaults and deaths behind bars during hearing on Alabama prison conditions
7/24/2024 | AP News
Families of inmates describe ‘horrific’ conditions in Alabama prisons
7/24/2024 | Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama families recount horrors of prison violence at Montgomery hearing
7/24/2024 | ABC 33/40
General Fund grows but Medicaid and Corrections consume more of it
5/28/2024 | Alabama Reflector
Birmingham Ex-offender Works to Redeem Himself and Others
5/27/2024 | Birmingham Times
Advocates count wins, losses from Alabama legislative session
5/22/2024 | AL.com
UAB no longer performing autopsies on state inmates
5/22/2024 | Alabama Daily News
Prison crisis continues, but Alabama Legislature largely avoids topic
5/20/2024 | Alabama Reflector
For People Just Out of Prison; Birmingham, Partners Launch Novel Re-Entry Program
5/2/2024 | Birmingham Times
New pilot program will offer housing, resources to people leaving prison
5/1/2024 | WBHM
Birminghan mayor announces second chance program for people released from jail
5/1/2024 | WVTM13
Mayor Woodfin announces Birmingham Reentry Alliance
5/1/2024 | ABC 33/40
Pretrial diversion programs are effective. And expensive for participants.
3/28/2024 | Alabama Reflector
Montgomery to forgive pre-2014 city fees, including misdemeanor marijuana position
2/29/2024 | Montgomery Advertiser
How Carla Crowder is building a better, ‘more merciful’ Alabama through prison reform
2/29/2024 | Montgomery Advertiser
Systemic violence and corruption in Department of Corrections
2/23/2024 | WAAY31
“Second Chance” bill moves forward with bipartisan support
2/15/2024 | Alabama Political Reporter
Poll says most support 2nd chance for people serving life who did not cause physical injury
2/12/2024 | AL.com
How the NFL is helping men get out of prison
2/9/2024 | Andscape
Lawsuits against prison employees, payments from liability fund, spike in recent years
2/5/2024 | Alabama Daily News
The Alabama Legislature is returning. Here’s what to expect.
2/1/2024 | Alabama Reflector
What its like to live in one of the country’ deadliest prison systems
1/29/2024 | Scheerpost
Missed notices, transportation make it hard to get to court: Surveys
1/28/2024 | AL.com
Fairhope progressives gather to discuss top issues for 2024
1/25/2024 | AL.com
Fairhope progressives gather to discuss top issues for 2024
1/25/2024 | AL.com
Alabama Appleseed at the Forefront: Championing Justice in Legislative Advocacy
1/24/2024 | Appleseed Network
Alabama has even stopped paroling the elderly: ‘They put us in there to die.’
1/22/2024 | AL.com
Who killed Daniel Williams? A tale of terror in Alabama prisons
1/18/2024 | AL.com
After 2021 law, ADOC still working to get IDs for people leaving prison
12/17/2023 | Alabama Daily News
Alabama Appleseed celebrates growth and progress for 2023
12/15/2023 | Alabama Today
Families speak about horrors in Alabama prisons at oversight meeting
12/15/2023 | Alabama Political Reporter
Families of incarcerated men tell lawmakers about beatings, rapes, and death in AL prisons
12/14/2023 | AL.com
Suspect in rape, murder of 22-year-old inmate had history of sexual violence
12/13/2023 | ABC 33/40
Families of Alabama inmates confront lawmakers over prison conditions
12/13/2023 | WSFA
Callie Greer overcomes tragedy to be a voice for her community
11/24/2023 | Alabama Reflector
Alabama Crime Victims Compensation will seek more funding from lawmakers
10/16/2023 | Alabama Reflector
The Fee Trap: Court costs and fines put burden on the least able to pay
9/14/2023 | Alabama Reflector
The Fee Trap: With pistol permit revenue falling, sheriffs and counties turn to other charges
9/13/2023 | Alabama Reflector
Extreme heat is killing people in prison. What’s being done about it?
8/29/2023 | The Appeal
Jefferson County residents get warrants, court debts cleared during Amnesty Week
8/12/2023 | AL.com
Older population in Alabama prisons doubled over decade, according to report
8/10/2023 | Alabama Reflector
Report: Alabama police more likely to ticket for lack of insurance than speeding
8/9/2023 | Alabama Reflector
People incarcerated in Alabama’s prisons face heat dangers as hot weather continues
8/2/2023 | Alabama Reflector
ADOC sergeant charged in beating death of inmate
7/28/2023 | Alabama Political Reporter
Corrections officer, two others charged in death of inmate at Elmore Correctional Facility
7/27/2023 | Alabama Reflector
Three inmate deaths at Metro jail in one money; why so many?
7/26/2023 | Fox 10 News
Black men in Alabama prisons less likely to get parole, often serve more years than white prisoners
7/6/2023 | AL.com
Alabama Appleseed Builds on Support for Those Unjustly Incarcerated
7/6/2023 | Birmingham Times
Former Alabama football star Ramzee Robinson turns family tragedy into prison reform crusade
7/6/2023 | CBS42
How a second chance for aging, nonviolent Alabama prison inmates died in Montgomery
6/22/2023 | AL.com
Alabama prison contraband: Rampant drugs and 5,000 weapons confiscated in one year
6/19/2023 | ABC 33/40
Alabama violent crime victims often poor, Black, formerly jailed & would ‘never call the police’: report
6/15/2023 | AL.com
Alabama Appleseed report highlights experiences of violent crime victims
6/13/2023 | Alabama Reflector
Criminal justice reform advocates see mixed results in Alabama Legislature
6/9/2023 | Alabama Reflector
Ivey signs bill giving more leniency before driver’s license suspension
6/5/2023 | Alabama Political Reporter
Ivey signs law limiting courts’ ability to suspend drivers’ licenses over missed court dates, fines
6/3/2023 | Alabama Reflector
Alabama’s response to crime focuses on punishment rather than prevention, report finds
5/30/2023 | AL.com
Bill could make it harder to suspend a driver’s license over missed court date, payment
5/23/2023 | CBS42
Alabama lawmakers pass bill to hlpe drivers avoid license suspensions
5/21/2023 | WSFA12
Alabama Legislature pulls a stunner
5/21/2023 | AL.com
Alabama Legislature corrects a problem that needed fixin’
5/21/2023 | Bibb Voice
NFL’s Inspire Change hits $300 million in support for social justice
5/19/2023 | The Source
Committee approves bill to allow some AL prisoners serving life to seek new sentences
5/10/2023 | AL.com
Alabama bill would enable review of some habitual offender sentences
5/10/2023 | AP News
Formerly incarcerated men plead for passage of “second chance” bill
4/20/2023 | Alabama Political Reporter
‘I’m haunted by this’: Retired Congressman Spencer Bachus returns to Montgomery to lobby for Second Chance legislation
4/20/2023 | AL.com
Advocates rally in support of bill to allow review of specific older inmates sentenced to life under HFOA
4/20/2023 | 1819 News
Second Chance bill could free some older prisoners serving life sentences in Alabama
4/19/2023 | AL.com
Criminal justice reform groups hold rally for habitual offender bill
4/19/2023 | Alabama Reflector
Alabama lawmakers appear to accept new $1 billion price tag for Elmore County prison
3/17/2023 | Alabama Reflector
Board of Pardons and Paroles denies parole to a dead man
3/17/2023 | Alabama Political Reporter
Suspended licenses driving workforce shortage and loss of millions in consumer spending
3/14/2023 | ABC 33/40
Families, friends of incarcerated individuals gather at Alabama State Capitol
3/8/2023 | Alabama Political Reporter
Family members, advocates hold State Capitol vigil for people who died in Alabama prisons
3/7/2023 | Alabama Reflector
Alabama Appleseed premieres Second Chance Double Feature at Sidewalk Cinema
3/7/2023 | AL.com
Advocates push for change to Alabama prison release victim notification system
2/23/2023 | WAFF48
Alabama prisons won’t release elderly and ailing: ‘I sure did think I would die in there’
2/21/2023 | AL.com
Advocates urge release of elderly inmates, saving state millions
2/9/2023 | ABC 33/40
Ron McKeithen spent 37 years behind bars for a robbery in Birmingham. Now, he is using his freedom to help others
2/8/2023 | CBS 42
Life after prison can work
2/7/2023 | Alabama Reflector
Advocates look to revive Alabama criminal justice reform bills
2/7/2023 | Alabama Reflector
12 things Alabama’s courts, prisons need to address in 2023
2/7/2023 | Montgomery Advertiser
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