Fewer people died inside the prisons than in 2023, when prisoners were five times as likely to die as the national average.

The lawyers formally incorporated the SPLC in 1971, and civil rights activist Julian Bond was named the first president. Dees ...

The order is a reminder that Americans live in two different worlds regarding the government’s use of the ultimate punishment ...

Every major U.S. medical group, including the American Medical Association, has opposed the bans and said gender-affirming ...

Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to die by lethal injection next week want his execution halted so they can get more ...

A 55-year-old Birmingham City Jail inmate was found dead in his cell earlier this week. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office ...

An inmate has died while being held in the Birmingham City Jail, according to the coroner's office. Sonny Charles Leppala, 55 ...

A 55-year-old man was found dead inside his cell at the Birmingham City Jail on January 20. The Jefferson County Coroner’s ...

Federal Workers Told to Inform on Colleagues Trying to Evade D.E.I. Crackdown Justice Department orders a halt to civil rights work. Budget nominee hints at work requirements for Medicaid. Local ...