A new prison oversight pilot program is launching at four state prisons is moving forward, replacing legislation that sparked ...

In a brief but emotional hearing at the Statehouse Wednesday, advocates for prison reform in Alabama applauded a legislative ...

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 ...

Community members, activists and local leaders gathered at Birmingham’s historic Carver Theatre on Tuesday night, March 10, ...

Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman also share how viewers can become even more educated about America's prison systems ...

*Director Andrew Jarecki, known for “The Jinx,” takes audiences deep into the walls of Alabama’s prisons in his latest ...

An Academy Award nominated documentary painting a grim picture of conditions inside of Alabama’s prison system has left Ben Stiller still “processing“ what he watched. Stiller made the comment in an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A guard tower at Holman Correctional Facility in 2019. Alabama lawmakers are not yet ready to commit to closing older prisons, a ...

“The Alabama Solution” reveals stark, rarely seen realities inside Alabama prisons and questions whether the system should ...

An Alabama House committee on Wednesday approved legislation to require the state’s public health department to inspect both ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — With Alabama trailing the nation in COVID-19 vaccinations, infections rising, and the governor refusing incentives to encourage more people to get shots, state prisons are offering ...