Troy man Jeremy Swanson was denied parole on Feb. 19 for a series of burglary convictions in Pike County.  Swanson was ...

Reps. Alma Adams and Jonathan L. Jackson—both HBCU alumni—called USDA's decision a 'clear' and 'unacceptable' attack.

Brad Keith Sigmon is set to be executed by firing squad on March 7 for the 2001 beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents ...

Ten former New York corrections employees have been indicted in the death of Robert Brooks, according to an indictment ...

A grand jury recommended abolishing a small Alabama police department that it said operated as a criminal enterprise.

The City of Hanceville has announced that the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office is taking over its police jurisdiction effective Thursday.

A bill upping the amount the state can borrow to build a second 4,000-bed prison was approved by the Alabama Senate.

Alabama Senate passes a bill allowing $500 million more for state prison construction, raising borrowing to $1.28 billion.

Alabama is building a 4,000-bed prison in Elmore County and plans to build another 4,000-bed prison in Escambia County.

Two men are under arrest after authorities say they tried to smuggle contraband into Alabama prisons. Kevin Harris, of ...

The Alabama Department of Corrections announced Tuesday its Law Enforcement Services Division (LESD) and its K-9 teams ...