YesCare, the former Alabama prison healthcare contractor, filed for bankruptcy Friday after failing to pay workers on time, ...

The legislation, which passed a House committee Wednesday, would require Class III cities to maintain a certain ratio of ...

Several Alabama legislators hope an upcoming audit of the Alabama Department of Corrections will pull back the curtain on an ...

For the second year, loved ones and advocates spoke before a legislative committee designed to curb violence and improve conditions within the Alabama prison system. Again, they described the inhumane ...

A nurse at the Limestone Correctional Facility was arrested Saturday and accused of bringing drugs into the prison.

The Alabama Sentencing Commission said Alabama's already overcrowded prisons could see inmate populations rise by nearly a third by 2030 due to new punitive laws passed by the Legislature. The ...

Derrick Dearman appeared to be high on drugs in his Alabama prison in the days leading up to his execution. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

John Q. Hamm, the Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner, is hanging up his badge after more than 40 years in law ...