Several people incarcerated won lawsuits because they could not get adequate medical and mental health treatment.

Legislators largely seemed receptive to a budget request from the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) during hearings on Thursday. The Governor’s Office recommended that ADOC receive about $868 ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 26, 2026 ATMORE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Fountain Correctional Facility employee ...

A volunteer chaplain with the Alabama Department of Corrections is under arrest, according to the ADOC.

A state prison volunteer chaplain and an Alabama Department of Corrections employee were arrested this week in separate contraband incidents. Andrew Turner, a former inmate, was arrested Wednesday at ...

UPDATE (3:50 p.m.): Gulf Shores Police Department is no longer actively searching for the escaped inmate, Christopher Ivy Bates. Investigators believe the suspect had the help of an accomplice and ...

MONROE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - The Alabama Department of Corrections says firearms and marijuana was discovered in a correctional officer trainee’s home. Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies detained Larry ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Alabama Department of Corrections says the execution of an inmate has been delayed for a mental health evaluation. On July 10, ADOC said the Marion County Circuit Court ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – Two officers ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Justice Department announced on Friday that it has reached an agreement with the Arkansas Division of Corrections (ADOC) to provide necessary medical care and mobility services ...