Stay overnight at renovated historic jail in hometown of legendary Alabama authors
Tourism in Monroeville, Alabama's Literary Capital, was quickly outpacing its available lodging until these historic downtown ...
Alabama to execute inmate who dropped appeals and asked for death
Alabama has set an execution date for an inmate who dropped his appeals this summer and asked to be put to death.
Alabama minor is jailed with adults pre-trial in violation of federal law
In Alabama, laws that automatically send teenagers to adult jails have existed for years, meaning some minors are held in ...
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Alabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers' sentence to life in prison
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison Friday, ...
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Justice Department Describes Horrifying Abuses of Female Inmates at Alabama Prison
When federal officials began investigating claims of sexual abuse at an Alabama prison for women, they never imagined what they’d find inside. ABC News reports that the environment was so obscene and ...
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Judge signs unprecedented order over now-closed FCI Dublin prison
Among her reasons is that women who were once housed at FCI Dublin are also now being sexually abused at prisons, including FCI Aliceville in Alabama by a doctor there. She also cites the fact ...
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Alabama lawmakers advance ban on Glock switches
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that can make semi-automatic weapons fire like machine guns. The Alabama Senate ...
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Hanceville man sentenced to over seven years in prison on drug charge
HANCEVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A Hanceville man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for a drug crime. United States Attorney Northern District of Alabama said that Jason Earl ...
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Sears scores 30 and No. 4 Alabama bounces back after 2 losses with 96-83 win over No. 17 Kentucky
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- — Mark Sears scored 30 points and No. 4 Alabama came from behind for a 96-83 win over No. 17 Kentucky on Saturday night. Alabama: Alabama now has eight wins over AP top 25 ...
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Hochul pitches more prison closures amid riots and illegal corrections officers strike
Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing that up to five more New York state prisons be closed — in what critics are calling a negotiating tactic in her ongoing battle with corrections officers who are ...
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Gay People Are “Lesser” in Alabama Prisons
In another interview in late January, the prisoner in Bullock referred to as “Zach” in these articles discusses the treatment of gay prisoners in the Alabama prison system. “I did want to ...
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NY prison ‘riot’ erupts, all visits canceled at 42 state prisons as union strikes rage
Corrections officials halted all outside visits to New York state prisons in the face of a growing jail guard strike and sporadic inmate unrest — as riots erupted at another upstate lockup ...