Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A guard tower at Holman Correctional Facility in 2019. Alabama lawmakers are not yet ready to commit to closing older prisons, a ...

An Alabama state prison officer has been arrested on drug and contraband charges. Markia Sherie Smith, 27, of Pleasant Grove, is charged with possession of marijuana and first-degree promoting prison ...

In a brief but emotional hearing at the Statehouse Wednesday, advocates for prison reform in Alabama applauded a legislative effort they believe represents a long overdue attempt to bring ...

When Hollywood’s stars walk the red carpet for the 98th Academy Awards tonight, one nominee will not be a love story or epic drama but the tragedy repeated daily inside Alabama’s overcrowded prisons.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama prison system has moved three well-known inmate activists who supported a 2022 prison strike and were featured in an Oscar-nominated documentary about the troubled ...

With the 2026 Oscars only days away, one documentary examining the horrific conditions of Alabama’s prison system is gearing up to potentially make history. “The Alabama Solution” is what happens when ...

Prominent Prison Reform Advocate and Author Demands Comprehensive Accountability and Transparency NEW YORK CITY, NY, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Hollywood’s stars walk the red carpet for the 98 th Academy Awards tonight, one nominee will not be a love story or epic ...