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Judge: Prison Staffing Levels will be Issue on DOJ Lawsuit

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge ruled that prison staffing levels will remain an issue in the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Alabama’s corrections system. The U.S. Department of Justice last year sued Alabama saying male inmates live in unsafe prisons with excessive levels of violence. U.S. District Judge David Proctor on Friday refused Alabama’s request to dismiss staffing…

Continued Warm While We Wait on Weekend Front

REST OF WEEK: The weather will remain mainly sunny and dry today and tomorrow with highs remaining in the mid to upper 80s. The day Friday will be warm and dry as well, but a cold front will cause clouds to increase late in the day with scattered showers and storms likely late Friday night and early Saturday; these should…