Attorney General Steve Marshall said on Thursday that the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles has no responsibility in dealing with Alabama’s severely crowded prisons.
Author: Caroline Beck (Caroline Beck)
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Josh Pendergrass Named Chief Communications Officer for API
Josh Pendergrass has been named the Chief Communications Officer for the Alabama Policy Institute, a conservative think tank based in Birmingham.
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K-12’s 2021 budget request increases classroom, literacy spending
Even though the 2019-2020 school year just began, officials at the Alabama Department of Education are already discussing their education budget proposals for the fiscal year 2021. State Superintendent Eric Mackey told reporters that the main goal for this budget proposal is to get more money into classrooms.
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21 Alabama hospitals file lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors
21 Alabama hospitals have filed a civil lawsuit in Conecuh County Circuit Court against the manufacturers, distributors and retailors of opioid-based drugs. The hospitals are alleging negligence, fraud and civil conspiracy by the defendants, which include Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson, and more than 40 other companies and individuals involved in the production and sale of opioids.
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Parole Hearings won’t start until Nov. 1, delaying 627 hearings
The Board of Pardons and Paroles likely won't resume parole hearings until Nov. 1, the agency said Wednesday. As a result, 627 parole hearings from September and October have been postponed.
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Graddick says resuming parole hearings may take weeks
New Alabama Board Pardons and Paroles director Charlie Graddick said it will take weeks for the board to resume parole hearings after they were postponed last week amid claims that prior leadership was not complying with victim notification standards.
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Report: Alabama 44th in nation for educational opportunities and performance
A new report shows that Alabama ranks 44th in the nation when it comes to educational opportunities and performance. The state received an overall score of 69.9 out of 100 points, a C-minus.
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Tour of Staton Correctional Facility shows severely understaffed conditions
By CAROLINE BECK, Alabama Daily News In the second meeting of the Governor’s Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy, Alabama Department of Corrections officials said that they are making progress in fixing the state’s understaffed prisons, but lawmakers want to make sure that the progress doesn’t just stop with building three new prisons. During a...
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Wireless providers, cities still struggle to find 5G agreement
Wireless carriers, Alabama city leaders and cable companies are still trying to find common ground on legislation to regulate 5G cell cellular infrastructure.
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Weekend Digest – September 1, 2019
An already dangerous Hurricane Dorian intensified yet again Sunday as it made landfall on the northern Bahamas, threatening to batter islands with Category 5-strength winds, pounding waves and torrential rain.