Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is being urged to grant clemency to 75-year-old death row inmate Charles "Sonny" Burton, who did not kill anyone, before his scheduled March 12 execution, as the victim's ...

House Bill 254 gives marine officers the same guidelines as road officers. Under the bill, officers cannot stop or board a ...

Bills pending in the Alabama Legislature would give the Alabama Board of Pardons and Parole more decision-making authority over parole revocations and modify the current law that doesn’t require a ...

An Alabama House committee is scheduled to consider a bill Wednesday that would allow the Alabama Board of Pardons and ...

Bills pending in the Alabama Legislature would give the Alabama Board of Pardons and Parole more decision-making authority over parole revocations and modify the current law that doesn’t ...

Extremists Salahuddin Amin and Omar Khyam have both been referred to the Parole Board for potential freedom, its spokesperson ...

WVUA 23 Digital is taking a look at bills filed by West Alabama's state legislators in the 2026 Legislative Session. Are there any major headline-makers?

Signing up for substance use disorder treatment in California prisons involves taking more frequent drug tests. The results, which are prone to error, can set back a prisoner's chance for freedom.