I guess my question about taking on additional debt is, what are the plans to repay it?” said Sen. Larry Stutts.

The bill moved to the full House of Representatives for consideration, passing the House Judiciary Committee with 8 votes in ...

Alabama lawmakers are seeking to borrow additional money for prison construction to ensure the state can build a second 4,000-bed prison.

Lawmakers presented legislation that would allow the state to borrow an additional $500 million to build two prisons, ...

Gov. Jeff Landry announced the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has implemented protocol to carry out death sentences using nitrogen gas.

Alabama prison officials maintain that nitrogen hypoxia ... More:Alabama tied an execution record in 2024, half by nitrogen gas Alabama was the first state to use nitrogen hypoxia to execute an inmate ...

Alabama lawmakers are advancing a bill that would put oversight on the state’s parole board. The parole board has garnered ...

Governor Jeff Landry announced a state of emergency was declared and that Louisiana will start doing execution by nitrogen ...

Louisiana will seek to resume carrying out death sentences in the coming months after a 15-year pause, this time using ...

An Alabama Department of Corrections Inmate Summary lists Frazier as "borrowed" from MDOC; MDOC's website still has him listed as a current prisoner. Frazier’s mother also desperately pleaded for the ...

Gov. Jeff Landry announced Monday that the state had developed a protocol for executing people with nitrogen gas, allowing it ...

Cordel Ladon Battle was found with sustained sharp force injuries during a reported assault, according to the Jefferson County Coroner.