Alabama lawmakers are advancing a bill that would put oversight on the state’s parole board. The parole board has garnered ...

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

Over 100 Syrian detainees are urging to be sent back to their country as per an agreement between Beirut and Damascus, ...

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.

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

I guess my question about taking on additional debt is, what are the plans to repay it?” said Sen. Larry Stutts.

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

A Madison County inmate has died as a result of an assault that happened while he was serving time behind bars.

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

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

Gov. Jeff Landry announced the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has implemented protocol to carry out death sentences using nitrogen gas.