"One dismissal is too many, but the Grand Jury had no other recourse," the Cullman County district attorney said.

The best criminal justice reporting tagged with "Foley, Alabama," curated by The Marshall Project.

The new law, which goes into effect Oct. 1, expands immunity for police in civil and criminal cases, adding new definitions ...

Nearly 60 felony cases are being dropped due to compromised evidence. The mayor announced the department will be shut down ...

Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 307 into law on Tuesday, establishing the Speedy Trial Act. This new law expedites trials for ...

The vast majority of all criminal defendants come from low-income communities.  Many of them have never seen a mental health ...

A federal grand jury has indicted eight individuals on immigration-related charges, U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona announced.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WSFA) - Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 307 on Tuesday, establishing the “Speedy Trial Act” in Alabama. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Will Barfoot (R) and Rep. Jim Hill (R), expedites ...

Federal law enforcement officials have made more than 500 immigration-related arrests in southern Alabama during the last 3½ ...

Sheriff Nick Smith has filed a lawsuit against the Walker County Commission, alleging that the Commission unlawfully declared ...