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By  Shared from : Goodman: Family of Jamea Harris can’t avoid Alabama basketball – al.com Unexpected tears of anger burned through the eyes of Kelvin Heard on Saturday. He was in Publix on Green Springs Avenue in Homewood. Wine aisle. The stepfather of Jamea Harris just wanted to buy a bottle to take the edge…

by: Maddie Biertempfel Posted: Feb 1, 2023 / 06:37 PM CST Updated: Feb 1, 2023 / 06:38 PM CST Posted on CBS42 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — As Alabama begins releasing hundreds of inmates early, some crime victims say they should’ve been given more time to know this was happening. Victims groups have been scrambling this week to notify…

Published on WAAY 31 ABC It’s a new law in the state that also requires inmates to be monitored after release. The Alabama Department of Corrections is working to contact victims before they can legally release more inmates to be under supervision as part of the mandatory supervision law. Victims are feeling a lot of emotions…

By Paul DeMarco published in the Trussville Tribune The release of inmates from Alabama prisons caught a lot people by surprise. Paul DeMarco The potential early release of over 2 percent of the inmate population of the Alabama Department of Corrections was required by a law passed in 2015 and then amended in 2021 by…

By  The Alabama Department of Corrections will be releasing nearly 400 inmates statewide on Tuesday. The mass release – which will put the early-release inmates under the supervision of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles – stems from a bill passed by the state legislature in 2021. That bill amended a law passed as part…

By Bud McLaughlin February 6, 2023 Yellow Hammer News Thomas Govan announced he is seeking the Republican Party nomination for Place 2 on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals in the March 2024 primary. The seat is held by Judge Chris McCool, who recently announced his candidacy for the Alabama Supreme Court. “As a lifelong…

AL new guidelines for prisons allow inmates to get released earlier based on behavior Alabama Gov. Ivey announces new rules for prison ‘good time’ incentives | Fox News On Monday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced new rules for prison “good time” incentives that allow some inmates to shorten their prison stays based on their behavior. Ivey signed…

Published: Sep. 26, 2022, 4:17 p.m. By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com A 20-year-old-man out on bond on a murder charge from April was re-arrested on Friday for shooting at an occupied dwelling. Brandon Ely was arrested and booked into Mobile Metro Jail on a charge of shooting into an occupied dwelling for an incident that occurred at…

By Jonathan Grass Published: Sep. 15, 2022 at 9:13 PM CDT|Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 9:15 PM CDT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – CJ Robinson is stepping into his new role as district attorney for the 19th Judicial Circuit a bit early. After winning the Republican primary in May, Robinson was heading into the job anyway, as no Democratic…

Published: Sep. 05, 2022, 7:00 a.m. Defunding law enforcement? Alabama sheriffs, county commission association sound alarm over drop in gun permit applications – al.com By: John Sharp | jsharp@al.com Alabama sheriffs and the head of the state’s county commission association are sounding alarms about the financial implications of removing concealed carry permit revenues from their budgets. The…