Alabama’s next execution is temporarily on pause in order to assess if the inmate in question is mentally competent enough to ...

Lawmakers announced a proposed bill Thursday that would allow the death penalty to be given to criminals who commit rape or sodomy of children under the age of ...

3. Holman Correctional Facility, Alabama Holman, a maximum-security prison in Atmore, Alabama, is notorious for its harsh conditions and high levels of violence.

Days after seven people were arrested in connection with an alleged child sex trafficking operation about 50 miles southwest of Birmingham, Alabama lawmakers say they’re renewing efforts to pass the ...

Shocking reports of sex crimes against children in Bibb County have sparked a renewed push to change Alabama law to impose the death penalty on people convicted of such crimes. Bibb County Sheriff ...

Inmates and their families are raising alarms about the dire conditions at Tutwiler Prison for Women, describing it as a ...

The law’s expanded definitions of “reside” and “overnight visit” have drawn scrutiny for turning everyday activities into ...

A federal judge in Alabama reprimanded three lawyers for using ChatGPT to write court filings with “completely made up” case citations. U.S.

A variety of issues were brought before lawmakers Wednesday at a Joint Prison Oversight Committee hearing in Montgomery.

A contract healthcare worker for the Alabama Department of Corrections was arrested Friday a drug checkpoint at a north Alabama prison. Monica Tara Bishop, 44, was taken into custody after a brief ...

One was arrested during a checkpoint near a north Alabama prison and the other after a search of his Montgomery County home.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has scheduled a September execution by nitrogen gas for a man convicted of killing a convenience store clerk during a 1997 robbery.