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 ...

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

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

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

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation to allow visiting judges to be brought in to handle violent criminal cases to ...

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

JASPER, Ala. A new development has emerged in the case of a Walker County investigator accused of illegally accessing a criminal database. Sheriff Nick ...

A grand jury dismissed almost 60 criminal cases in Hanceville, Alabama, following accusations of police department corruption. Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker issued a statement via ...

Three men received prison sentences for a bribery scheme involving a government official at Redstone Arsenal. HUNTSVILLE, Ala ...

The Hanceville Police Department in Alabama is being disbanded after a corruption probe revealed missing evidence and led to ...