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

A state prison volunteer chaplain and an Alabama Department of Corrections employee were arrested this week in separate ...

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

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

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAFF) - Two Alabama Department of Corrections inmates were killed while working along Hwy. 278 in Marion County on Wednesday. According to officials, Ronnie Cornelius, 30 and Colt ...

MONROE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - The Alabama Department of Corrections says firearms and marijuana was discovered in a correctional officer trainee’s home. Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies detained Larry ...

UPDATE (3:50 p.m.): Gulf Shores Police Department is no longer actively searching for the escaped inmate, Christopher Ivy Bates. Investigators believe the suspect had the help of an accomplice and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. HARVEST, Ala. (WHNT) — A death investigation ...