The American flag flying at Holman Correctional Facility on Oct. 22, 2019. A state senator last week said the price tag on a new men's prison in Elmore County had grown to $1.2 billion, eating up ...
In a brief but emotional hearing at the Statehouse Wednesday, advocates for prison reform in Alabama applauded a legislative effort they believe represents a long overdue attempt to bring ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama prison system has moved three well-known inmate activists who supported a 2022 prison strike and were featured in an Oscar-nominated documentary about the troubled ...
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 ...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Oscar buzz is putting a national spotlight on Alabama’s prison system. The Academy Award nominations are out, and one documentary with deep Alabama ties is in the running for ...
NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES, March 16, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Dr. Kenneth Sharpton Glasgow, founder of the Incarcerated Peoples Caucus and longtime justice ...
Most Alabama politicians call themselves fiscal conservatives. But in Alabama, fiscal conservatism is usually performative and never consistent. We often hear boasts that Alabama balances its budgets.