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Attorney General Marshall Hosts 26th Annual Law Enforcement Summit

By VOCAL / October 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Attorney General Marshall Hosts 26th Annual Law Enforcement Summit

View PDF For Immediate Release:October 21, 2025 For press inquiries only, contact:Amanda Priest (334) 322-5694William Califf (334) 604-3230 (Montgomery, Ala) – Attorney General Steve Marshall today hosted the 26th Annual…

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Executions in United States hit 12-year high; Alabama 2nd in nation for capital punishment

By VOCAL / October 28, 2025 / Comments Off on Executions in United States hit 12-year high; Alabama 2nd in nation for capital punishment

By:Ralph Chapoco-October 28, 20257:01 am Article coutesy of: https://alabamareflector.com/  A prison dorm at Holman Correctional Facility on Oct. 23, 2019. Forty people have been executed in the United States in…

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Alabama bill would further restrict communications for sex offenders

By VOCAL / November 8, 2025 / Comments Off on Alabama bill would further restrict communications for sex offenders

The legislation from Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, would allow parole and probation officers to restrict electronic communications for an offender. By:Ralph Chapoco-November 7, 20257:01 am Article courtesy of: https://alabamareflector.com/…

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Supreme Court hears arguments over intellectual disabilities in Alabama death penalty case

By VOCAL / December 10, 2025 / Comments Off on Supreme Court hears arguments over intellectual disabilities in Alabama death penalty case

By:Ralph Chapoco-December 10, 20254:14 pm Article courtesy of : https://alabamareflector.com/  The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday heard arguments in an Alabama death penalty…

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Attorney General Steve Marshall: Alabama Makes Strong Case Defending the Capital Punishment System Before the U.S. Supreme Court

By VOCAL / December 11, 2025 / Comments Off on Attorney General Steve Marshall: Alabama Makes Strong Case Defending the Capital Punishment System Before the U.S. Supreme Court

View PDF For Immediate Release:December 10, 2025 For press inquiries only, contact:Amanda Priest (334) 322-5694William Califf (334) 604-3230 (Washington, D.C.) – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall appeared before the U.S.…

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Where death sentences are handed down in Alabama

By VOCAL / December 16, 2025 / Comments Off on 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…

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Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Sentence for Convicted Former Eleventh Judicial Presiding Circuit Judge

By VOCAL / December 18, 2025 / Comments Off on 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…

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Alabama legislator files bills targeting the death penalty

By VOCAL / December 23, 2025 / Comments Off on 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,…

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Man convicted of 2015 fatal road rage shooting in Montgomery

By VOCAL / January 8, 2026 / Comments Off on 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…

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Criminal justice reform advocates expect to play defense in Alabama legislative session

By VOCAL / January 10, 2026 / Comments Off on 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…

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Governor Kay Ivey Issues Executive Order #716

By VOCAL / October 4, 2021 / Comments Off on 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.

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Signing HB380 Into Law

By VOCAL / October 4, 2021 / Comments Off on Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Signing HB380 Into Law

Attorney General Steve Marshall Hails Alabama Senate Passage of Legislation to Reform State’s Badly Broken Pardons and Paroles Board (MONTGOMERY) — Attorney General Steve Marshall hailed the passage of legislation…

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Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Settlement with Victims’ Families in Jimmy O’Neal Spencer Case

By VOCAL / October 4, 2021 / Comments Off on Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Settlement with Victims’ Families in Jimmy O’Neal Spencer Case

(MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the State of Alabama would pay the maximum damages that may be awarded under state law—$1 million*—to the families of Jimmy O’Neal Spencer’s three…

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VOCAL Calls for Reforms to the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles

By VOCAL / October 4, 2021 / Comments Off on VOCAL Calls for Reforms to the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles

MONTGOMERY — Victims of Crime and Leniency (VOCAL), the State’s largest victims’ advocacy coalition, on Tuesday expressed the organization’s full support and the urgent need for legislation reforming the Board…

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Fundraising Events

By VOCAL / October 4, 2021 / Comments Off on Fundraising Events

VOCAL hosts an annual golf tournament, where patrons can donate to help support our organization and be sponsored for these events. View the brochure of our most recent tournament here,…

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Senator Jimmy Holley has spent over half of his life as a lawmaker.

By VOCAL / December 23, 2021 / Comments Off on Senator Jimmy Holley has spent over half of his life as a lawmaker.

By STEVE FLOWERS Alabama Political Reporter Legendary state Senator Jimmy Holley has decided to not seek reelection to the state Senate next year after 44 years in the Legislature. He…

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Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey Fights for Bail Reform

By VOCAL / January 14, 2022 / Comments Off on Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey Fights for Bail Reform
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Attorney Steve Marshall Issues Statement in Support of Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles

By VOCAL / February 28, 2022 / Comments Off on Attorney Steve Marshall Issues Statement in Support of Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles
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Alabama Senate passes bill to delay fees for released prisoners

By VOCAL / April 7, 2022 / Comments Off on Alabama Senate passes bill to delay fees for released prisoners

The bill would delay fines and fees for the recently released for 180 days. he Alabama Senate on Wednesday quickly passed numerous largely non-controversial bills, and among them was legislation…

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Governor Ivy Signs Nick Risner Act into Law

By VOCAL / April 14, 2022 / Comments Off on Governor Ivy Signs Nick Risner Act into Law

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed House Bill 143, which is named in honor of Sheffield K-9 Sgt. Nick Risner, who was murdered in October 2021 by a man previously…

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