Legislative News
Alabama House committee approves bill limiting youthful offender status in murder cases
By:Ralph Chapoco-January 21, 202612:04 pm Article courtesy of Alabama House committee approves bill limiting youthful offender status in murder cases | Alabama Reflector An Alabama House committee Wednesday approved legislation…
Tuscaloosa County Man Avoids Prison Time in Bibb County Domestic, Sexual Assault Case
Article by and courtesy of ABC 33/40 Wed, January 21, 2026 at 1:08 PM A Tuscaloosa County man has been sentenced in Bibb County Circuit Court following his guilty plea to…
Chief Justice Appoints Visiting Judge Under Speedy Trial Act in Sheriff John Williams Murder Case
For Immediate Release:January 21, 2026 (Montgomery, Ala) – Chief Justice Sarah H. Stewart has appointed retired Circuit Judge Allen T. Jolley as a visiting judge to preside over State of Alabama…
Death penalty in Alabama would expand under House committee-approved bills
By:Ralph Chapoco-January 15, 20267:01 am Article courtesy of Death penalty in Alabama would expand under House committee-approved bills | Alabama Reflector Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, stands on the floor of…
Governor Ivey Supports Prompt Passage of Child Predator Death Penalty Act
January 14, 2026 Press Releases MONTGOMERY – As lawmakers begin the new legislative session this week, Governor Kay Ivey is calling for the swift passage of the Child Predator Death Penalty…
Criminal justice reform advocates expect to play defense in Alabama legislative session
Groups are pushing for legislation targeting parole, incarceration and the death penalty. By:Ralph Chapoco-January 9, 20266:01 am Article courtesy of: https://alabamareflector.com/ Barbed wire seen behind a fence at an Alabama…
Man convicted of 2015 fatal road rage shooting in Montgomery
Published: Jan. 8, 2026 at 3:37 PM CST Article courtesy of: wsfa.com Man convicted of 2015 fatal road rage shooting in Montgomery MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – A Montgomery County man has…
Alabama legislator files bills targeting the death penalty
One proposal would allow those sentenced to death before a 2017 law change to be resentenced. The other would put capital punishment to a statewide vote. By: Ralph Chapoco-December 22,…
Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Sentence for Convicted Former Eleventh Judicial Presiding Circuit Judge
View PDF For Immediate Release:December 17, 2025 For press inquiries only, contact:Amanda Priest (334) 322-5694William Califf (334) 604-3230 (Montgomery, Ala) – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today that convicted…
Where death sentences are handed down in Alabama
Five of the state’s 67 counties account for nearly half of all death sentences imposed since 2012. By:Ralph Chapoco-December 15, 20257:01 am Article courtesy of: https://alabamareflector.com/ An oxygen mask. Alabama…
Governor Kay Ivey Issues Executive Order #716
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 716
Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on Early Parole Hearings and Requiring the Submission and Implementation of a Corrective Action Plan for the Board of Pardons and Paroles.