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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- This week, as protests over police killings of Black people have continued in the wake of George Floyd’s and Breonna Taylor’s deaths, we have seen extensive and excessive use of force from police in engaging with these protesters, both here in Alabama and across the country.
On June 2, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced an amended order to the city's curfew that will ban "any demonstration, parade, march, or vigil on any of the public ways or upon any public property, including the public parks of this city." The full order can be found below.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Over the weekend, people gathered across the state to protest police violence against Black people and demand justice for the many victims of police violence.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Today, the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles (ABPP) convened for parole hearings for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted day-to-day activities. After months of drastically reduced parole grants, the parole board denied parole to 20 out of 22 eligible people.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Today, the ACLU of Alabama filed a public records request seeking a full roster of everyone who is being held in the Birmingham City Jail, the date of their booking, and the charge(s) for which they are being held for.
MOBILE, Ala. -- Today, the Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran and Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced a temporary testing site outside of the county jail after 38 incarcerated people and 30 staff have tested positive.