Convicted murderer indicted for attempted murder of Alabama corrections officer

An inmate serving time in an Alabama prison for a murder conviction is being indicted on two new counts, according to court ...

Construction of Alabama’s new $1.25 billion prison, largest in the state, runs into delay

In October 2021, the Legislature approved a $1.3 billion plan to build two 4,000-bed prisons - in Elmore and Escambia counties. The largest prison in Alabama, in Limestone County, has about 2,000 beds ...

Man arrested, suspected of passing contraband to inmate at women's prison

In a coordinated effort on Nov. 5, 2025, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) and the Montgomery Police Department ...

2 charged in attempt to smuggle drugs into Ventress Correctional

ADOC officials say they made the arrests Sunday after their Law Enforcement Services Division was notified of a trespasser at ...

3 men charged with trying to get contraband into correctional facility in Atmore

The Alabama Department of Corrections arrested three people suspected of trying to get contraband into Fountain Correctional ...

Alabama executes inmate with nitrogen gas for 1993 murder over $200 drug debt

An Alabama man convicted of helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt was executed by nitrogen gas on ...

2 arrested in Alabama Department of Corrections narcotics investigation

Two women were arrested during a narcotics investigation by agents with the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Law ...
WKRG

Contraband incident leads to arrests at Fountain Correctional Facility

Top Stories from Nov. 6, 2025 ATMORE, Ala. (WKRG) — Three individuals have been arrested for an alleged contraband incident ...
WHNT

ADOC inmate accused of attempting to meet child for sex following Limestone County exploitation sting

LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office said it obtained warrants for an Alabama inmate on Tuesday following a child exploitation sting, which also led to 11 other ...