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Mar 81 min read

Police Officer Aaron Smith Who Shot & Killed Greg Gunn Is Released From Prison Following Plea Deal

The state has granted early release to former #Montgomery #Police Department officer Aaron Cody Smith, who was convicted of manslaughter...

Feb 171 min read

Lawsuit Alleges Man Was Handcuffed So Long That Hand Required Amputation

In February 2020, in Pinson, #Alabama, a disturbing incident involving Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies unfolded at Giovanni Loyola's...

Feb 101 min read

Scholarship Fund To Financially Support Descendants of Black Men Affected By Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment Launched By CDC

The "#Tuskegee Study of Untreated #Syphilis in the Negro Male," a heinous experiment in #Alabama, exploited 600 Black men, 399 with...

Jan 192 min read

Families Claim Deceased Prisoners Are Being Returned With Organs Missing Without Permission

Two families in #Alabama have alleged that their deceased loved ones' organs were inexplicably missing after being incarcerated by the...

Dec 15, 20232 min read

Prisoners Claim State Regularly Denied Incarcerated People Parole So They Can Be "Leased"

A group of current and former prisoners has filed a lawsuit against #Alabama, alleging that the state's prison labor system amounts to a...

Dec 7, 20232 min read

Video Shows Female Officer Using Taser On Handcuffed Black Man

In Reform, #Alabama, a #police officer is currently on leave as authorities investigate a disturbing arrest caught on video over the...

Nov 13, 20231 min read

Civil Rights Violation Leads To Federal Indictment For Former Alabama Deputy Blake Hicks

Former Elmore County Sheriff's deputy Blake Hicks, 33, is facing a federal indictment for allegedly violating the #civilrights of a...