The transition at FCI Aliceville from a women's to a men's prison sparks discussion around safety and staffing issues in ...

On the Friday, March 6, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: “The Alabama Solution” offers rare, unfiltered access inside Alabama’s prison system, exposing the stark human cost of mass incarceration.

After more than four year at the helm of the Alabama Department of Corrections, Commissioner John Hamm is officially retiring, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Tuesday.

Family members of state inmates wore red T-shirts with the words “Alabama Dept. of Corruptions” to the State House on Wednesday. Shannon Quinley of Monroe County said they wanted to send a message to ...

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 ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Families, former inmates and former corrections staff packed a State House committee room to describe what they called ongoing violence, extortion and unsafe, overcrowded ...