Former WBRC anchor works as producer on HBO documentary about Alabama’s prison system

Former WBRC anchor Beth Shelburne worked as a producer on a new HBO documentary examining the serious problems within Alabama ...
Newsday

Families describe deaths, violence in Alabama prisons as they push for change

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Chase Mathis told prison guards he was being threatened by other inmates and feared for his life. But within hours of being moved to an adjacent prison, he was dead. Mathis died ...
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In Alabama Prisons, Violence Is 'Common, Cruel, of an Unusual Nature'

One prisoner had been dead for so long that when he was discovered lying face down, his face was flattened. Another was tied up and tortured for two days while no one noticed. Bloody inmates screamed ...
WHNT

Dozens advocate for Alabama prison reform at public hearing

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — A variety of issues were brought before lawmakers Wednesday at a Joint Prison Oversight Committee hearing in Montgomery. Advocates are calling for reforms inside and outside ...