Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 26, 2026 ATMORE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Fountain Correctional Facility employee ...

A volunteer chaplain with the Alabama Department of Corrections is under arrest, according to the ADOC.

The settlement of a lawsuit by the Alabama Department of Corrections highlights systemic medical neglect in prisons after an ...

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - A more than 250-page report on the recruitment and retention of correctional officers in Alabama’s state prisons was unsealed this week as a part of the ongoing federal ...

An investigation is underway after a fight inside an Alabama prison left two inmates dead, the Alabama Department of ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Alabama Department of Corrections plans to contract out with a marketing firm for $1.5 million to help manage the many challenges it faces. The ADOC has contracted out ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) announces its new salary and bonus structure, resulting from the passage of HB468, which Gov. Ivey signed into law in May. The law will ...

In November, a Limestone prison guard saw a noose around an inmate's neck. Nobody opened the door until six minutes later. CPR was not started until 10 minutes after the suicide attempt. An ambulance ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Alabama Department of Corrections says it was given no advance notice about the federal lawsuit that was filed Wednesday against the prison system. In a strongly worded ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – Two officers ...