An Alabama prison inmate was fatally stabbed inside William Donaldson Correctional Facility in west Jefferson County. The ...

The bill moved to the full House of Representatives for consideration, passing the House Judiciary Committee with 8 votes in ...

Alabama lawmakers are seeking to borrow additional money for prison construction to ensure the state can build a second 4,000-bed prison.

Lawmakers presented legislation that would allow the state to borrow an additional $500 million to build two prisons, ...

An inmate at William Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama, has died from sharp force injuries sustained ...

Cordel Ladon Battle was found with sustained sharp force injuries during a reported assault, according to the Jefferson County Coroner.

In a plea agreement filed in late January, Benjamin Shoemaker agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy against rights as well as two counts of deprivation of rights.

Prison officials said an inmate serving time for a robbery in Madison County died Tuesday as a result of an assault.

Local, city, and county corrections officers are participating in a crucial jail management class designed to equip them with ...

According to the Alabama Department of Corrections, an inmate is dead following an assault at Donaldson Correctional Facility ...

Frazier was the fourth inmate to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia, a method that has drawn controversy and legal challenges. Alabama prison officials maintain that nitrogen hypoxia is a painless and ...