Lawsuit challenges Alabama inmate labor system as “modern day slavery”
Current and former Alabama prison inmates have filed a lawsuit challenging Alabama’s prison labor program as a type of “modern day slavery.”
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ACTION 8 UPDATE: Escaped inmate from Alexander City Detention Facility recaptured
Pope was serving an 18-month sentence for breaking and entering a motor vehicle, according to authorities.
Cost of building super-size prison in Elmore County rises to more than $1 billion
The cost of a new Alabama super-size prison now under construction rose Tuesday to more than $1 billion, complicating the state’s plans to build two of the facilities.
UPDATE: State prison escapee captured in Troy
Escaped state prison inmate Pershon O’Neal Pettway has been recaptured in Troy, according to Central Alabama CrimeStoppers.
Search underway for state prison escapee
State prison officials are asking for help finding an escapee.
Alabama preparing to use nitrogen hypoxia for convicted killer’s execution
Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen.
Former Staton Prison sergeant convicted of beating inmate
A former sergeant at Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore County has been convicted of federal charges in the 2018 beating of an inmate.
Two Alabama inmates killed while working on road crew for state
Two Alabama inmates on a work crew were killed Wednesday after being struck by a car while picking up trash on the side of a highway in Marion County.
Inmates, former correctional officer face murder charges in inmate death at Elmore Prison
The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating an inmate’s death at Elmore Prison, which has led to criminal charges.
Alabama inmate asks appeals court to block his execution, citing state’s past problems
Attorneys for an Alabama inmate on death row asked a federal appeals court Monday to block his upcoming execution, arguing the state has a history of troubled lethal injections.
