Local News
One in custody, one at large in alleged Hanceville jail escape
HANCEVILLE — Two inmates allegedly escaped from the Hanceville City Jail in a Sunday evening incident that police ... Read more
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National News
U.S. executes ninth prisoner this year
Brandon Bernard died at 9:27 p.m. Thursday, becoming the ninth person executed by lethal injection so far this ... Read more
News
COVID-19 in custody: Alabama ranks 9th for inmate deaths
MONTGOMERY — At the Bibb Correctional Facility in Alabama, the old prison chapel has been turned into a ... Read more
Local News
‘We’ve been very blessed:’ COVID-19 infections have remained low among law enforcement
When an employee with the Cullman Police Department tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week, it marked the ... Read more
Local News
Former deputy arrested for sexual misconduct with inmate
A former Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) detention deputy was arrested over the weekend on charges of custodial ... Read more
Editorials
(Our view) Correct Corrections
The Department of Justice’s latest report on its investigation into Alabama’s prisons is yet another scathing indictment of ... Read more
Covid-19
Prison infirmary quarantined after COVID-19 cases
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Corrections reported Thursday that two more inmates and several more employees ... Read more
Local News
New federal inmate deal means 50/50 revenue split between county, sheriff’s office
The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office will be keeping a little more of the total money the county receives ... Read more
Covid-19
Detention center lobby open to public
The Cullman County Detention Center lobby and Cullman County Sheriff’s Office lobby have reopened to the public. Read more
Cnhi Network
Editor of tiny Texas newspaper wins Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing
Jeffrey Gerritt, editor of the Palestine, Texas, Herald-Press, Monday won journalism’s most prestigious award, the Pulitzer Prize for ... Read more