The family of a Jefferson County man who died the day he was to be released from prison last year has filed a federal lawsuit ...

Two men were arrested on drugs and other charges after they were found on Christmas Eve near a state prison with a backpack ...

The family of Daniel Williams, 22, said he was held hostage, forced to consume drugs, and repeatedly raped for two days.

The supplier fired dozens of prisoners after some of them said they felt they had no choice but to take those jobs.

A representative of the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) confirmed to the BBJ the department has entered a lease ...

Two men are facing charges after allegedly being found near an Atmore prison with a backpack full of illegal drugs and other ...

No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Margie Mason, investigative reporter at the AP, about the alleged exploitation and abuse of the prison labor force in Alabama.

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections following the death ...

Years of overcrowding, understaffing, and allegations of inmate abuse have culminated in a series of lawsuits and federal interventions, placing Alabama’s Department of Corrections (ADOC ...

A Mountain Brook municipal judge told the Alabama Commission on Re-Entry Thursday that those about to be released from prison ...