State Inmate Backlog in County Jails Raises COVID-19 Risks, ACCA Warns
Gov. Kay Ivey has ordered the Alabama Department of Corrections to develop a plan for moving thousands of state inmates out of county jails, where they have been held for…
State Inmate Backlog at Mobile County Metro Jail Raises COVID-19 Concerns
A backlog of thousands of state inmates left in Alabama county jails during the COVID-19 pandemic has strained Mobile County Metro Jail, prompting Gov. Kay Ivey to order a state…
Mobile County Eyes $15 Million in Jail Upgrades to Address Long-Running DOJ Concerns
Mobile County plans to spend $15 million upgrading Metro Jail's mental health and medical facilities, part of a broader effort to resolve a 14-year-old Department of Justice investigation.
New Drug-Testing Machine in Mobile Aims to Cut Jail Overcrowding Tied to Case Backlogs
A new forensic testing machine at the Mobile crime lab is expected to speed up drug case results and help ease jail overcrowding tied to backlogs.
Mobile Judge Says the ‘Revolving Jailhouse Door’ Is No Simple Matter
Mobile County District Judge Michael E. McMaken pushed back on criticism of a 'revolving jailhouse door,' arguing that preset bonds, jail overcrowding and shrinking court budgets were bound together in…
Sheriff Sam Cochran Made a Crowded Metro Jail His First Order of Business
Mobile County's sheriff told a civic club he had cut the jail population by hundreds, won a raise for corrections officers and put technology at the center of his department,…