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Victim advocates scramble as state makes prison release notifications
Posted on Montgomery Advertiser Victim advocates scramble as state makes prison release notifications (montgomeryadvertiser.com) Advocacy groups for victims of violent crimes scrambled Tuesday to spread the word about the state’s…
Crime victims groups express concern over inmate release
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…
Advocacy groups upset over delay in notifying victims before mandatory supervision release
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…
Paul DeMarco: Alabama leaders fail crime victims again with mass early prison release of violent felons
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…
Alabama mass prison release: State freeing 369 inmates under amended 2015 law
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…
Govan seeking Appeals Seat
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…
Alabama Gov. Ivey announces new rules for prison ‘good time’ incentives
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…
Birmingham Ends 2022 with 144 Homicides
By The year 2022 was one of bloodshed for Birmingham with mothers, fathers, sons, daughters and even grandparents losing their lives to violence. The youngest victim was a 3-year-old boy who…
Birmingham Ends Year with 144 Homicides
https://www.al.com/news/2023/01/birminghams-deadliest-year-in-decades-these-are-the-144-homicide-victims-of-2022.html
Victims of Crime and Leniency celebrates 40th anniversary
By Julia Avant Published: Oct. 27, 2022 at 9:18 PM CDT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – In 1982, Alabama had no laws in the books to support crime victims in the state. That…
Mobile police chief: Shooting arrest of man out on bond for murder shows need for ‘Aniah’s Law’
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.…
CJ Robinson takes over as 19th Judicial Circuit DA early
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…
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