Tag: prison
After Being Sentenced to Life, Alabama Inmate ‘Got Out and Got...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
During a trip to William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility, a prison located near Bessemer, AL, Eric Buchannon, evangelist, entrepreneur,...
“When you hit rock bottom, you have to look up.”
-Joe Bennett, released after serving almost 24 years on a life sentence, during Alabama Appleseed luncheon, which advocates for those incarcerated people; The Birmingham...
Alabama Appleseed Builds on Support for Those Unjustly Incarcerated
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Once sentenced to die in prison, Joe Bennett walked out of William E. Donaldson Correctional in 2021, after a Jefferson...
Inside Alabama’s Donaldson Prison With Former Inmate Eric Buchannon
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
During a recent trip to William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility, a prison located near Bessemer, AL, Eric Buchannon, evangelist,...
Lawyers for Alabama Death Row Inmate Toforest Johnson Announce Next Step...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Hundreds of activists, residents and leaders in legal and faith circles gathered Sunday night at Highlands United Methodist Church in...
Alabama prisoners refusing to work in 2nd day of protest
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) — Alabama inmates were in their second day of a work strike Tuesday, refusing to labor in prison kitchens, laundries...
Group Announces Release of 80-Year-Old Who Spent Decades in Alabama Prison
alabamaappleseed.org
Robert Cheeks, who was originally sentenced to die in prison under Alabama’s Habitual Felony Offender Act for a 1985 robbery conviction, was released on...
Why Is Toforest Johnson Still on Alabama’s Death Row?
By Drayton Nabers Jr.
(This is an opinion column)
As a former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, I believe in our state’s criminal justice...
Jeffco DA Danny Carr Receives Top National Award From Prison Fellowship...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr has been named the 2021 recipient for the Charles Colson Servant of Hope Award.
The...
Appeals Court Upholds Ethics Convictions of Sherry Lewis, Former Water Works...
alabamaag.gov
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Friday that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the felony ethics convictions of former Birmingham Water Works...