A new prison oversight pilot program is launching at possibly four state prisons replacing legislation that sparked emotional debate on Wednesday and arriving just days before the documentary “The ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama lawmakers want to know why some of the state’s inmate education programs are difficult for some inmates to access. Prison rights advocates have criticized the ...

An Alabama pastor is working to extend the Oscar buzz and attention from a documentary into meaningful reform behind prison walls across the state. Kenneth Sharpton Glasgow, an activist based in ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Former WBRC anchor Beth Shelburne worked as a producer on a new HBO documentary examining the serious problems within Alabama’s prison system, revealing that filmmakers’ ...