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Lawmakers Explore Prison Options, Use of COVID Relief Funds

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Legislative leaders are continuing to discuss prison construction and renovation alternatives, including if pandemic relief funds can be used to offset costs or renovating and building prisons. Key lawmakers say they expect to continue discussions this month in advance of a possible special session later in the year. “I think the House and Senate are pretty…

Supreme Court Rules Against Inmate in Death Penalty Case

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against an Alabama inmate whose lawyers argued that his trial counsel should have done more to try to show he is intellectually disabled and therefore he should be spared a death sentence. In an unsigned 6-3 opinion, the conservative majority on Friday reversed an 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…

Hospitals: Almost All COVID-19 Patients Unvaccinated

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Hospital Association said that 94% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 did not get vaccinated against the virus as the group announced a new initiative to encourage more people to get the shots. The organization is joining with other healthcare groups for an initiative called “ We Can Do This Alabama ” to encourage more people to…