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Fresh paint, careful choreography as pope visits African prison
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Fresh paint, careful choreography as pope visits African prison

  • Clément MELKI AFP
  • Updated Apr 23, 2026

The walls around Equatorial Guinea's notorious Bata prison were freshly painted salmon-pink for Pope Leo XIV's visit Wednesday, but inside there was no masking the acrid smell of sweat and urine.

Dallas County juvenile detention program sees success despite rise in gun-related cases
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Dallas County juvenile detention program sees success despite rise in gun-related cases

  • Todd Prater
  • Updated Mar 5, 2026

Dallas County’s juvenile detention and treatment programs are seeing dramatic shifts in the youth they serve, but staff say the mission remain…

Montgomery man faces life in prison for attempted murder, illegal possession of gun
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Montgomery man faces life in prison for attempted murder, illegal possession of gun

  • Nathan Prewett
  • Feb 18, 2026

A Montgomery man may receive a sentence of life in prison after being found guilty for attempted murder and illegal possession of a firearm du…

Alabama House approves bills further defining terrorist threats
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Alabama House approves bills further defining terrorist threats

  • By Andrea Tinker | Alabama Reflector
  • Feb 6, 2026

The Alabama House of Representatives passed two bills Thursday addressing definitions of and punishments for terrorist threats.

Dallas County may have to sue insurance firm to get funds for jail repairs, Nunn says
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Dallas County may have to sue insurance firm to get funds for jail repairs, Nunn says

  • Cindy Fisher
  • Updated Feb 10, 2026

Dallas County Commission Chairman Jimmy Nunn outlined progress and ongoing challenges facing the county during a State of the County address o…

Dallas County Commission says jail costs at $12M, many repairs made since 2023 tornado
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Dallas County Commission says jail costs at $12M, many repairs made since 2023 tornado

  • Todd Prater
  • Updated Jan 19, 2026

The Dallas County Commission says $12 million has been spent on major renovations to the Dallas County Jail and buildings on its campus to rep…

Perry County Commission OKs $86K additional funds to fix jail damaged by escaped inmate
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Perry County Commission OKs $86K additional funds to fix jail damaged by escaped inmate

  • Todd Prater
  • Updated Jan 16, 2026

The Perry County Commission this week approved spending more than $86,000 in additional funds to make repairs to the jail caused by an inmate …

Dallas County Jail remains closed, 3 years after tornado and $17M in repairs
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Dallas County Jail remains closed, 3 years after tornado and $17M in repairs

  • Todd Prater
  • Updated Jan 19, 2026

Three years after a tornado severely damaged the Dallas County Jail, the jail remains gutted, empty and far from reopening, despite more than …

Study: Prison labor could be suppressing Montgomery-area automotive wages
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Study: Prison labor could be suppressing Montgomery-area automotive wages

  • By Olivia McMurrey
  • Nov 20, 2025

Mark Miller worked a dangerous job for more than four decades, but he said he’d never gotten hurt at work until his employment with an automot…

HBO documentary on conditions in Alabama prisons screened in Selma
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HBO documentary on conditions in Alabama prisons screened in Selma

  • By Valencia Benjamin
  • Updated Oct 17, 2025

An HBO Original documentary on Alabama prisons was screened in Selma on Oct. 12.

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