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Feds Are Fed Up With Alabama Prison Problems
By Clete Wetli on
September 4, 2020 | Opinion
Alabama’s prison system is currently a third-world hell hole and, simply put, the feds are fed up with Alabama’s perennial prison problems.
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ACLU Report Predicts Alabama Prison Population Increase Due To Stalled Paroles
By Brent Wilson on
January 6, 2020
Today, the Campaign for Smart Justice with ACLU of Alabama released a report with dire predictions about Alabama’s prison crisis. Based on an analysis of current parole practices using five years of data from the…
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Gov. Ivey Signs Pay Raise and Incentive Package For Correctional Officers
By Brent Wilson on
May 30, 2019
HB 468, sponsored by State Rep. Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa), was signed into law today by Governor Kay Ivey.
HB 468 provides a two-step raise for certain employees of the Alabama Department…
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Fixing Alabama Prisons Will Take Much More Than New Facilities
By Clete Wetli on
April 8, 2019 | Opinion
Alabama must build new prisons and hire more officers just to reach a bare minimum of safety and constitutional compliance, but the real problems appear to be far more sinister and pervasive.
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