Sharon Crocker Harris is fed up. For her son’s fourth parole hearing in April 2022, she decided to document the tragic conditions her son Shannon experienced locked up for 24 years. From being robbed at knifepoint to being beaten multiple times, Shannon is experiencing more harm within prison walls.

Phyllis Richey has worked as a job trainer with people coming out of prison since released on parole in 2018. She is a great example of why second chances matter and why Alabama’s parole board sorely needs reform.

With Alabama pardons falling to historic lows, many law-abiding Alabamians, like Timothy Chavis King, are suffering and unable to seek job prospects or find housing.

ADOC’s online description of Red Eagle’s mission is to “assist male inmates to reintegrate into society.” However in 2020, Alabama’s parole bureau could only identify one person among 237 incarcerated at Red Eagle that had been granted parole.

New data on Alabama prisons from April of 2020 provides a snapshot of deteriorating conditions one year following DOJ findings that said conditions inside Alabama men’s prisons violate the Constitution.

The family of Jason Reed is one of dozens across the state grappling with the unexpected and unexplained death of their loved one inside an Alabama prison.

The effort to obtain the Birmingham jail roster exemplifies frequent obstructions or delays citizens encounter when seeking public information from government entities.

Alabama prisons are the most overcrowded and violent in the nation and an unprecedented drop in the state’s parole system has made the disaster even worse.

The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) authorized a raid at one prison which is now being investigated after complaints of excessive force.

The rate of violence inside Alabama prisons exceeds the rate for some of the most dangerous places in the world.

“We believe the best way to ensure justice for victims is to provide safe containment and meaningful opportunities for rehabilitation and re-entry, so people who break the law won’t do it again.”

Today, the ACLU of Alabama sent a second public records request to the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles (ABPP) asking for any policy that is guiding the bureau to schedule far fewer people for parole hearings.

Today, the Campaign for Smart Justice with ACLU of Alabama released a report with dire predictions about Alabama’s prison crisis.

Two cases recently elevated by Smart Justice investigative reporting made a huge impact at the December “study group” meeting on Alabama’s prison crisis.

Steven Davis’s death was a homicide, caused by blunt force injuries to his head sustained in an assault. That’s according to a medical examiner’s findings on his death certificate, which his family received this week.

“I told them, that’s the wrong guy,” said Reverend Torail Jackson, Antonio Jackson’s brother.

“I didn’t want to be out of order, but I was shocked. My brother has never even been questioned about a murder.”

Courtney Davis spends every waking moment of her busy life worrying that her husband will die in prison.

There are many disturbing dynamics at play inside ADOC that new buildings won’t fix, but you have to actually talk to the people on the ground to grasp the complexity.

Belinda Brown’s birthday is Monday. She was hoping her son’s freedom would be the best gift she’s ever received.