Last year's meeting Families of inmates describe 'horrific' conditions in Alabama prisons “Because while I was in prison, it ...

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

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

Families told the Joint Prison Oversight Committee on Wednesday that the hope of parole is the best incentive for good ...

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Alabama over conditions in the state prisons, saying the state is failing to protect male inmates from inmate-on-inmate violence ...

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Alabama on Wednesday, saying unsafe and unsanitary conditions in the state's men's prisons violate the Constitution. The DOJ says Alabama's prison ...

Alabama prison conditions deemed "unconstitutional" after investigation Birmingham, Ala. — Officials in Alabama have until next week to make changes to the state's troubled prison system.

Alabama must rectify the dangerous conditions this week or face a Justice Department lawsuit. Critics say plans to build new prisons won't solve issues that have been found to be unconstitutional.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Alabama over conditions in the state prisons, saying the state is failing to protect male inmates from inmate-on-inmate violence ...

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Alabama Wednesday, saying unsafe and unsanitary conditions in the state's men's prisons violate the Constitution. The DOJ says Alabama's prison ...