Press Releases

ACLU of Alabama Demands Transparency from Bureau of Pardons and Paroles

Today, the ACLU of Alabama sent a second public records request to the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles (ABPP) asking for any policy that is guiding the bureau to schedule far fewer people for parole hearings.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

ACLU report shows dire effects on Alabama prisons due to stalled paroles

Today, the Campaign for Smart Justice with ACLU of Alabama released a report with dire predictions about Alabama’s prison crisis.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

Alabama Abortion Ban Blocked By Federal Court

A U.S. District Court in Alabama granted a preliminary injunction today blocking an extreme Alabama law that would have banned abortion in nearly all instances and that threatened doctors with up to 99 years in prison for performing an abortion.