A Lacey's Spring man in jail for theft and drug charges now has been charged with escape after he allegedly changed into street clothes in a Morgan County Jail bathroom ...

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Charles “Sonny” Burton didn’t kill anyone. The state of Alabama could execute him anyway. Burton, 75, is facing execution for his role as an accomplice in a 1991 robbery at an auto parts store where ...

Two Tuskegee men remain in the St. Clair County jail in Pell City on $4.5 million bonds following an investigation into drug smuggling activity at the St. Clair Correctional Facility.

When an individual goes missing, swift coordination and clear communication can make all the difference. In recognition of National Missing Persons Day on Feb. 3, the Alabama Law Enforcement ...

A Morgan County inmate, George Michael Echols, 42, escaped from a work detail, prompting an active search by authorities.

The Alabama prison system has moved three well-known inmate activists who supported a 2022 prison strike and were featured in ...

Top Stories from Jan. 30, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — An inmate who escaped his assigned job location was recaptured in Theodore. According to a news release from the Alabama Department of Corrections, ...

Before the lethal dose of pentobarbital was given, Thompson asked for forgiveness, while also stating: “There are no winners in this situation, it creates more victims and traumatizes more people 28 ...

Perry County Jail's inmates have been relocated for six months due to major repair issues after a jailbreak. Costs have ...

Franklin was sentenced to two years of probation and 300 hours of community service for a federal charge of failing to file a tax return. Franklin didn’t file a federal tax return for 2015 — the year ...

The brother and uncle of Syrian tyrants, he commanded a unit that killed up to 40,000 civilians in a 1982 uprising against ...