Alabama lawmakers are advancing a bill that would put oversight on the state’s parole board. The parole board has garnered ...

Lawmakers presented legislation that would allow the state to borrow an additional $500 million to build two prisons, ...

I guess my question about taking on additional debt is, what are the plans to repay it?” said Sen. Larry Stutts.

A new HBO documentary set for release later this year exposes the violence inside Alabama prisons using leaked cellphone ...

That flawed sense of urgency remains evident from the fact that the county still is years away from even starting new prison construction. It is anyone’s guess what the eventual timetable will ...

Alabama lawmakers are seeking the ability to borrow an additional $500 million for prison construction after the price of the state’s new mega-prison rose to over $1 billion, complicating plans to ...

MONTGOMERY — Alabama lawmakers are seeking the ability to borrow an additional $500 million for prison construction after the price of the state’s new mega-prison rose to over $1 billion, ...