Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm gave state lawmakers an update Wednesday on the state’s new prison, a 4,000-bed specialty care facility for men in Elmore County. Hamm told the ...

New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill, who is currently embroiled in a controversy involving a cheating scandal while she studied at the U.S. Naval Academy, is facing questions ...

A former U.S. Naval Academy midshipman has been charged in federal court with making a threat across state lines related to a lockdown and shooting at the school last week. Here, U.S. Navy Security ...

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday hosted the 101 Correctional Officer Trainees (COTs) who just graduated yesterday from the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Academy. The governor commended ...

The U.S. Naval Academy was on lockdown Thursday night after a person was injured in a shooting and after the military school received threats earlier in the day, according to a state official and the ...

Of the approximately 21,000 inmates in Alabama prisons, 4,010 (19 percent) have been diagnosed with a mental illness. The Alabama Department of Corrections lacks the necessary mental health staff to ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Alabama Department of Corrections says the execution of an inmate has been delayed for a mental health evaluation. On July 10, ADOC said the Marion County Circuit Court ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WALA) - The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) says a former Correctional Officer Trainee was arrested for attempting to smuggle contraband into Fountain Correctional Facility ...

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday hosted the 144 Correctional Officer Trainees (COTs) set to graduate from the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Academy. This graduating class is the largest group ...

ATMORE, Ala. (WKRG) — Two men were arrested Tuesday after they were allegedly trespassing on the grounds of the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, according to the Alabama Department of ...

HARVEST, Ala. (WHNT) — A death investigation is underway after an inmate was found unresponsive in his cell Sunday, according to authorities. The Alabama Department of Corrections said on Sunday, an ...