A new law increasing the bond authorization responds to federal pressures and increased anticipated prison construction costs ...

Five Alabama counties are getting a financial boost to combat crime, thanks to $450,000 in grants, according to Gov. Kay Ivey ...

A former state employee has been charged in a series of pornographic images sent to several Alabama lawmakers and Gov. Kay ...

The bill would allow some incarcerated individuals sentenced before 2000 to file a motion for a judge to consider reducing ...

The law is named after Army veteran Houston Tumlin and Marine veteran Hunter Whitley who both lost their lives to suicide.

Last week, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed SB78 into law. The bill, introduced by Sen. April Weaver, R-District 14, ...

The Houston Hunter Act was from state Sen. Keith Kelley, an Anniston Republican. Houston Tumlin and Hunter Whitley -- an Army ...

About 150 to 200 people who have been in prison at least 25 years would be eligible to apply for a shorter sentence.

An Alabama teen who narrowly survived a fierce shark attack last year is asking her state's lawmakers to support the creation ...

Kay Ivey called for passage of the “second chance ... “We routinely sentence and send people to prison for much less time for violent offenses such as murder and robbery.

With the right support, individuals leaving incarceration can thrive and make lasting contributions to their communities.

Kay Ivey on Monday signed a bill that would give ... ‘Every human being deserves dignity’ Alabama bill giving some serving life in prison a ‘second chance’ at new sentence advances ...