The vast majority of all criminal defendants come from low-income communities.  Many of them have never seen a mental health ...

Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 307 into law on Tuesday, establishing the Speedy Trial Act. This new law expedites trials for ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation to allow visiting judges to be brought in to handle violent criminal cases to get them to trial more quickly ...

The bill's sponsor said the legal protections are needed because cities cannot hire and keep enough police officers.

JASPER, Ala. A new development has emerged in the case of a Walker County investigator accused of illegally accessing a ...

Federal law enforcement officials have made more than 500 immigration-related arrests in southern Alabama during the last 3½ ...

Governor Kay Ivey has signed the "Back the Blue" law, a controversial bill that enhances legal protections for law ...

The Alabama Legislature gave final approval to the legislation that sets legal standards for the use of force and provides ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WSFA) - Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 307 on Tuesday, establishing the “Speedy Trial Act” in Alabama. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Will Barfoot (R) and Rep. Jim Hill (R), expedites ...

New Alabama laws target illegal immigration in the state. Gov. Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 158 and Senate Bill 63 into law ...

A bill changing the state's police immunity law for criminal use of force cases and civil cases against law enforcement ...

MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A man was indicted by a Grand Jury in March for criminal mischief, according to court documents. Jail records show that Gary Garrett was booked into the Marshall County ...